Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Plagiobothrys arizonicus - Arizona popcornflower Other Common Names: bloodweed Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Boraginaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual
General Desc: Annual herb with an erect stem arising from a basal rosette. The plant is coated in long, rough, sharp hairs. The herbage leaks a staining purple juice when crushed.
Identification notes: White flowers; nutlets 4 or fewer are attached by a raised or rounded scar at their basal end; nutlets erect without barbed appendages; stigmas are head-like; leaves with a purple dye at least at the midrib and margins.
Height: 1 to 1-1/2 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Dry, coarse soils in desert scrub, chaparral or pinyon juniper woodlands.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 3000 - 7000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White to yellowish Shape: Regular in round clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Mar - Jun
Description: The flowers are small, tubular, 5-lobed and borne in hairy, terminal-coiling flower cymes.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green to gray Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Alternate and opposite Leaves Clasp: Y
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: The leaves are dull green to gray, narrow and up to 1-1/2 inches long. They are usually hairy or bristly.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Brownish
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: 2 to 4 nutlets per flower.
Seed Notes: Nutlets are tiny and arched in form.


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