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Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Plagiobothrys
Species:	P. acanthocarpus
Binomial name
Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Piper) I.M.Johnst.

Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name adobe popcornflower. It is native to California and northwestern sections of Mexico, where it can be found in moist areas on clay soil, such as vernal pools. It is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters in length. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped to oblong and several centimeters in length. The plant is coated in rough hairs. The inflorescence is a series of tiny flowers, each with a yellow-throated, five-lobed white corolla less than 3 millimeters wide. The nutlets are covered in long prickles with some bristles between.

External links

• Calflora Database: Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Adobe allocarya, Adobe popcornflower)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus
• UC Photos gallery of Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus

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