''Plagiobothrys chorisianus'' is a species of flowering plant in the

borage family Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the order ...

known by the common name artist's popcornflower. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, where it can be found in and around the

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and parts of the coastline to the south. It is a resident of

chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant plant community, community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intens ...

, coastal scrub and grassland habitat. It is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem in length. The leaves along the stem are long and coated in rough hairs. The

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

is a series of tiny flowers, each on a

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up to in length. The five-lobed white flower is wide with a center of white to bright yellow appendages. This species is sometimes divided into varieties.

External links

Calflora Database: ''Plagiobothrys chorisianus'' (Artist's popcornflower) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Plagiobothrys chorisianus''UC Photos gallery
chorisianus Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Endemic flora of the San Francisco Bay Area Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Boraginoideae-stub