Plagiobothrys figuratus

Plagiobothrys scouleri
	Photo: Ben Legler 2004
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
Subkingdom:	Viridiplantae;
Phylum:	Tracheophyta;
Subphylum:	Spermatophytina;
Class:	Magnoliopsida;
Subclass:	Asteranae;
Order:	Boraginales;
Family:	Boraginaceae;
Genus:	Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey.;
Species:	Plagiobothrys figuratus I.M. Johnst. ex. M. Peck;
Synonyms
	Plagiobothrys granulatus (Piper) I.M. Johnst.; Allocarya californica (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Greene; Allocarya granulata Piper; Allocarya scouleri (Hook. & Arn.) Greene; Plagiobothrys scouleri var. scouleri (Hook. & Arn.) I.M. Johnst.; Plagiobothrys reticulatus var. rossianorum I.M. Johnst.;

Latin Name: Plagiobothrys figuratus
Family: Boraginaceae
Common Names: fragrant plagiobothrys
Synonyms/Misapplications: Allocarya figurata
CODON: PLAFIG

Taxonomy

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Description

Annual with short hairs, simple or few-branched stems.

Linear, all-cauline, lower pairs opposite, becoming alternate up the stem.

Inflorescence consists of naked spikes, tending to be paired, calyx has yellowish, loose hairs. Flowers fragrant, corolla white with a yellow eye; corolla tube narrow, the 5 lobes abruptly spreading.

Fruits are 4 keeled, rough, ovate nutlets 1.2-1.7 mm. long.^[2]^[3]

Bloom Period

May-July^[2]

Distribution

Victoria Island and Thurston County, south, chiefly west of the Cascades and Willamette Valley, but also in Columbia River Gorge, to Southwest Oregon.^[3]

Habitat

Nonalkaline meadows, low ground, and moist fields.^[3]

Photo Gallery

Photo by Ben Legler
Young growth, courtesy of CNLM
Young growth, courtesy of CNLM
seed, photo by Lisa Hintz

References

↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32016#null
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Plagiobothrys%20figuratus
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.

[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32016#null

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Plagiobothrys%20figuratus

[:1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.

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