Latin name: Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (A. Gray) A.
  Gray
  Pronunciation: pla-jee-oh-BAH-thris no-tho-FUL-vus

  Common name: Rusty-haired popcorn flower
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Common in grassy fields and on hillsides mostly
  below 2500' but sometimes higher, coastal sage scrub,
  valley grassland, occasional at desert edge

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Plagiobothrys
  2) nothofulvus
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