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Internal ID UUID6440532c1c20e151867667
Scientific name Plagiobothrys leptocladus
Authority (Greene) I.M.Johnst.
First published in Contr. Arnold Arbor. 3: 38 (1932)

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Plagiobothrys leptocladus, also known as finebranched popcornflower and alkali plagiobothrys, is a flowering plant in the borage family. It is found in western North America, from Alaska to northern Mexico, and can thrive in various wet habitats, including alkali flats and vernal pools. This annual herb has hairless to rough hairy stems and leaves that can reach up to 10 centimeters in length. Its inflorescence consists of small white flowers surrounded by bent, ribbed sepals, and its fruit is a lance-shaped nutlet.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Allocarya asperula Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 93 (1920)
Allocarya charaxata Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 96 (1920)
Allocarya divergens Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 92 (1920)
Allocarya leptoclada Greene Pittonia 3: 109 (1896)
Allocarya oricola Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 92 (1920)
Allocarya orthocarpa Greene Pittonia 4: 235 (1901)
Allocarya tuberculata Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 95 (1920)
Allocarya versicolor Brand Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 71 (1923)
Allocarya wilcoxii Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 93 (1920)
Eritrichium californicum var. subglochidiatum A.Gray Bot. California 1: 526 (1876)
Krynitzkia californica var. subglochidiata A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 266 (1885)
Plagiobothrys divergens (Piper) I.M.Johnst. Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 77 (1923)
Plagiobothrys orthocarpus I.M.Johnst. Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 78 (1923)
Allocarya asperula var. dacotica Brand Pflanzenr. , IV, 252(97): 161 (1931)

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English finebranched popcornflower

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- Native
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • North Dakota
      • South Dakota
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Idaho
      • Montana
      • Oregon
      • Washington
      • Wyoming
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
      • Nevada
      • Utah

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001215508
Canadensys 9734
USDA Plants PLLE
Tropicos 4001512
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:201079-2
The Plant List tro-4001512
Open Tree Of Life 3869280
NCBI Taxonomy 2005131
Nature Serve 2.153729
IPNI 201079-2
iNaturalist 58065
GBIF 2925697
Freebase /m/0b76w6z
EOL 503432
Calflora (Californian flora) 6584
Wikipedia Plagiobothrys_leptocladus

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A parasitic plant increases native and exotic plant species richness in vernal pools Graffis AM, Kneitel JM AoB Plants 22-Aug-2015
PMCID:PMC4612139
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv100
PMID:26307042

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