Boraginaceae
Scouler's popcornflower
Plagiobothrys scouleri
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Plagiobothrys
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Scouler's popcornflower
- Finnish
- Viuhkamierokki
- Swedish
- Tiggarstav
- Welsh
- Sgorpionllys gwyn
Synonyms
- Allocarya cognata Greene
- Allocarya dispar Piper
- Allocarya divaricata Piper
- Allocarya fragilis Brand
- Allocarya granulata Piper
- Allocarya hispidula var. penicillata (Greene) Jeps.
- Allocarya media Piper
- Allocarya nelsonii Greene
- Allocarya scouleri (Hook. & Arn.) Greene
- Eritrichium californicum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) DC.
- Eritrichium plebeium Torr.
- Eritrichium scouleri (Hook. & Arn.) A.DC.
- Krynitzkia scouleri (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
- Myosotis scouleri Hook. & Arn.
- Plagiobothrys cognatus (Greene) I.M.Johnst.
- Plagiobothrys dispar (Piper) I.M.Johnst.
- Plagiobothrys granulatus (Piper) I.M.Johnst.
- Plagiobothrys medius (Piper) I.M.Johnst.
- Plagiobothrys nelsonii (Greene) I.M.Johnst.
- Plagiobothrys scouleri var. scouleri
Flowers
- In flower
- March to July (from 53 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: dghjertaas, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: rockybajada, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Erin Springinotic, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thompson Hyggen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.