Latin name: Plagiobothrys collinus (Phil.) I.M.
  Johnston var. fulvescens (I.M. Johnston) Higgins
  Pronunciation: pla-jee-oh-BAH-thris kol-EYE-nus
  ful-VES-ens
  Common name: California popcorn flower
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Dry places, chaparral, coniferous forest
  to 6000', throughout Southern California, Channel
  Islands
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Plagiobothrys
  2) collinus  3) fulvescens
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