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Boraginaceae

Greene's popcornflower

Plagiobothrys greenei (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.

Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Plagiobothrys

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Common names

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English
Greene's popcornflower

Synonyms

  • Allocarya acanthocarpa var. echinacea (Piper) Jeps.
  • Allocarya acanthocarpa var. oligochaeta (Piper) Jeps.
  • Allocarya eastwoodiae Piper
  • Allocarya echinacea Piper
  • Allocarya echinoglochin Greene
  • Allocarya greenei (A.Gray) Greene
  • Allocarya oligochaeta Piper
  • Echinoglochin eastwoodiae (Piper) Brand
  • Echinoglochin echinacea (Piper) Brand
  • Echinoglochin greenei (A.Gray) Brand
  • Echinoglochin oligochaeta (Piper) Brand
  • Echinospermum greenei A.Gray

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.