Latin name: Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.)
  A. Gray
  Pronunciation: pla-jee-oh-BAH-thris ten-EL-lus
  Common name: Slender popcorn flower
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Common in grassy and gravelly places to
  5000', chaparral to yellow pine forest in cismontane
  California
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Plagiobothrys
  2) tenellus
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