Boraginaceae
Sleeping combseed
Pectocarya penicillata
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Pectocarya
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Pectocarya penicillataBoraginaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sleeping combseed
Synonyms
- Ctenospermum penicillatum (Hook. & Arn.) J.Adams
- Cynoglossum nuttallii Spreng.
- Cynoglossum penicillatum Hook. & Arn.
- Pectocarya lateriflora var. nuttallii Brand
- Pectocarya linearis var. penicillata M.E.Jones
- Pectocarya miser A.Nelson
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.