Plagiobothrys figuratus (Piper) I.M. Johnst. ex M. Peck
Rough Popcorn Flower (fragrant popcornflower)
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Rough Popcorn Flower (fragrant popcornflower)
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Plagiobothrys figuratus ssp. figuratus
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from fibrous roots; sparsely to moderately straight appressed-hairy, also sometimes with slender spreading hairs; stems simple or branched, 10-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves nearly lacking; stem leaves oblong to linear, entire, 0.5-8 cm long, 3-8 mm wide, the lower 2-4 pairs opposite, the others alternate.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of several coiled, narrow, elongating, often paired spikes that lack bracts; flowers relatively large and showy; petals white, fused at base into a tube that spreads (5-10 mm wide) abruptly at top to 5 lobes, the throat with 5 yellow bulges; fruiting calyces 3-4 mm long, densely ascending-hairy.
Fruits:
Nutlets 4 (or fewer by abortion), egg-shaped, 1.2-1.7 mm long, wrinkled-pimply on both sides.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic coastal bluffs in the lowland zone; rare on SE Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, known recently only from Whaling Station Bay (Hornby Island); S to OR.Status Information
| Origin Status | Provincial Status | BC List (Red Blue List) | COSEWIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native | S1 | Red | E (Mar 2008) |
BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.