Pronunciation: pla-jee-oh-BAH-thris kan-ES-ens
Common name: Valley popcorn flower
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Common in grasslands, woodlands and
coastal scrub to 4000', cismontane So. Cal. and
western Mojave Desert
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Plagiobothrys
2) canescens