Latin name: Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Piper) I.M.
  Johnston
  Pronunciation: pla-jee-oh-BAH-thris a-kan-tho-KAR-
  pus

  Common name: Adobe popcorn flower
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Moist flats or beds of winter pools below 2000',
  chaparral, valley grassland
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Plagiobothrys
  2) acanthocarpus
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