Boraginaceae
Sagebrush combseed
Pectocarya linearis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Pectocarya
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sagebrush combseed
Synonyms
- Cynoglossum lateriflorum Lam.
- Cynoglossum lateriflorum Aubr.
- Cynoglossum lineare Ruiz & Pav.
- Cynoglossum pilosum Ruiz & Pav.
- Echinospermum gracile Lehm.
- Ktenospermum linifolium Lehm.
- Mattia lateriflorum G.Don
- Mattia pilosa G.Don
- Omphalodes lateriflora (Lam.) J.F.Macbr.
- Rindera lateriflora Roem. & Schult.
- Rindera pilosa Roem. & Schult.
- Rochelia gracilis Roem. & Schult.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Patricio Novoa Quezada from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.