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Boraginaceae

Bracted popcornflower

Plagiobothrys bracteatus (Howell) I.M.Johnst.

Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Plagiobothrys

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Bracted popcornflower: Plagiobothrys bracteatus
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Bracted popcornflower

Synonyms

  • Allocarya aculeolata Piper
  • Allocarya bracteata Howell
  • Allocarya charaxata var. debilis Brand
  • Allocarya commixta Brand
  • Allocarya conjuncta Piper
  • Allocarya cusickii var. debilis (Brand) Jeps.
  • Allocarya cusickii var. vallicola Jeps.
  • Allocarya debilis (Brand) Greene ex Brand
  • Allocarya leibergii Piper
  • Allocarya piperi Brand
  • Plagiobothrys bracteatus var. aculeolatus (Piper) I.M.Johnst.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
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.