Plagiobothrys figuratus
- Latin Name: Plagiobothrys figuratus
- Family: Boraginaceae
- Common Names: fragrant plagiobothrys
- Synonyms/Misapplications: Allocarya figurata
- CODON: PLAFIG
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Taxonomy
| Plagiobothrys scouleri | |
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| Photo: Ben Legler 2004 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta |
| Phylum: | Spermatophyta |
| Subphylum: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: | Asteranae |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. |
| Species: | Plagiobothrys figuratus I.M. Johnst. ex. M. Peck |
Description
General: Appressed-hairy annual from fibrous roots, the simple to moderately branched stem 1-4 dm. tall.
Leaves: Leaves all cauline, linear, sometimes elongate, the lower 2-4 pairs opposite, the others alternate.
Flowers: Inflorescence of naked spikes, tending to be paired, becoming elongate; calyx 3-4 mm. long, with yellowish, loose hairs; flowers fragrant, white with a yellow eye; corolla tube narrow, the 5 lobes abruptly spreading, the limb 5-10 wide; hairy appendages opposite the corolla lobes at the top of the tube; nutlets attached to the style in a small area near the base.
Fruit: Nutlets 4, ovate, 1.2-1.7 mm. long, keeled, rough
Bloom Period
May-July
Distribution
West of the Cascades, British Columbia to Oregon, and in the Columbia Gorge Ecological Setting Nonalkaline meadows, low ground, and moist fields; wet grassy areas, edges of water.
Habitat
Moist to mesic coastal bluffs in the lowland zone; rare on SE Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, known recently only from Whaling Station Bay (Hornby Island); S to OR.
Uses
Propagation
Photo Gallery
Photo by Ben Legler
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Young growth, courtesy of CNLM
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Young growth, courtesy of CNLM
seed, photo by Lisa Hintz
