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Plagiobothrys greenei

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Plagiobothrys greenei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Plagiobothrys
Species:
P. greenei
Binomial name
Plagiobothrys greenei

Plagiobothrys greenei is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Greene's popcornflower.

Distribution and Habitat[edit]

It is native to Oregon and northern California, where it grows in moist woodland and grassland habitat.

Description[edit]

It is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem growing 10 to 40 centimeters long. The leaves along the stem are 1 to 5 centimeters long and the herbage is coated in rough hairs. The inflorescence is a series of tiny flowers with white five-lobed corollas no more than 3 millimeters wide. The fruit is a minute nutlet with a surface covered in long prickles.

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