bio.wikisort.org - Plant
Plagiobothrys is a genus of flowering plants known commonly as popcorn flowers. These are small herbaceous plants which bear tiny white or yellow flowers. Their fruits are nutlets. Although these plants are found predominantly in North America and South America, five species are known from Australia. Of the approximately 65 species described, more than 15 are endemic to California.
| Plagiobothrys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Plagiobothrys jonesii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Boraginoideae |
| Genus: | Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Type species | |
| Plagiobothrys rufescens | |
| Species | |
|
~65, See text. | |
Description
The inflorescence is coiled in bud, but generally elongates in fruit. The pedicels are generally 0–1 mm, and the flower is bisexual with the sepals fused below the middle.[3]
Etymology
The genus name, Plagiobothrys, is derived from Greek to mean "sideways pit" and describes the position of nutlet attachment scar.[3]
Selected species
- Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus - adobe popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys arizonicus - Arizona popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys austiniae - Austin's popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys bracteatus - bracted popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys canescens - valley popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys chorisianus - artist's popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys collinus - Cooper's popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys diffusus - San Francisco popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys distantiflorus - California popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys figuratus - fragrant popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys fulvus - fulvous popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys glyptocarpus - sculptured popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys greenei - Greene's popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys hirtus - rough popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys hispidus - Cascade popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys humistratus - dwarf popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys infectivus - dye popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys jonesii - Mojave popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys kingii - Great Basin popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys leptocladus - finebranched popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys mollis - soft popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys nothofulvus - rusty popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys parishii - Parish's popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus
- Plagiobothrys scouleri - Scouler's popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys shastensis - Shasta popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys stipitatus - stalked popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys strictus - Calistoga popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys tenellus - Pacific popcornflower
- Plagiobothrys uncinatus - Salinas Valley popcornflower
References
- "Plagiobothrys". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Fischer, F.E.L. von & Meyer, C.A.A. von (1836). Fischer, F.E.L. von & Meyer, C.A.A. von (ed.). "Plagiobothrys". Index Seminum, Quae Hortus Botanicus Imperialis Petropolitanus Pro Mutua Commutatione Offert. 2: 21.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for PLAGIOBOTHRYS". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
External links
 | This Asterid article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
На других языках
- [en] Plagiobothrys
[es] Plagiobothrys
Plagiobothrys es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Boraginaceae. Comprende 113 especies descritas y de estas solo 63 aceptadas.[2]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии