Arizona Popcorn Flower
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
McDowell Mountain Park, Maricopa Co., Arizona. 25 Feb. 2017. Detail of inflorescence below.
FRUIT: Four or three nutlets with a wing along outer edge.
ANNUAL: Mid-spring annual normally not more than
30 cm tall. Picking the leaves or stems will leave a bright red-purple dye on the hands.
LEAVES: Leaves are elliptic and larger ones tend to be clustered close to the base. Red color can be seen in the veins
and on the leaf margins.
RANGE: Spotty distribution in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico. Also
ranging into adjacent deserts to east, north and west. Rocky slopes and along
washes.
FLOWERS: White flowers are small and rarely are more than a few open at once.
UNARMED. No thorns.
Boraginaceae -- Borage Family
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