Plagiobothrys nothofulvus growing in a field. Image taken by and used with permision from Eric Hunt.

Facts

Popcorn flowers belong to the genus Plagiobothrys.  This genus has more than 40 member plants in California alone (DesertUSA 2014)!

Popcorn flowers.

Small butterflies like to sip nectar out of this plant's small white flowers (SACSplash).

 

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus is on the endangered species list in the state of Oregon (Amsberry & Meinke 1997).

 

Lewis and Clark collected many samples from the genus Plagiobothrys on their famous expedition (National Geographic 1996).

Forget-Me-Nots.

 

Popcorn flowers belong to the Forget-Me-Not family (DesertUSA 2014).