[Popcornflowers: The Genus Plagiobothrys East of
the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Scouler's Popcornflower, Scouler's Popcorn Flower
Plagiobothrys scouleri
Synonyms: Allocarya californica, Allocarya granulata, Allocarya scouleri, Plagiobothrys granulatus, Plagiobothrys reticulatus var. rossianorum, Plagiobothrys scouleri var. scouleri
The photo above shows the minute flowers and upper stem leaves of Scouler's popcorn flower as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.........July 2, 2006. Note the spreading hairs on the calyx and underside of the leaves.
Characteristics:
Also known as meadow plagiobothrys, Scouler's popcorn flower is an annual wildflower
with several to many prostrate to ascending stems as much as 20 cm long arising
from a taproot or fibrous root system. The stems are ascending to erect. The herbage of the leaves and stems consists
mostly of appressed, stiff and straight hairs. The leaves are linear in shape
and up to 6.5 cm long and 5 mm wide and found mostly on the stems. The lowermost
1-4 pairs of leaves are opposite while the uppermost are alternate.
The flowers are scattered along the stems. The calyx is 2-4 mm long in fruit
with lanceolate lobes. The small flowers are about 2-4 mm wide.
Habitat:
Scouler's popcorn flower may be found in moist, poorlly drained soils that
dry out by mid-summer. They may be found from the lowlands to elevations as
high as 3000 meters in the mountains.
Range:
Scouler's popcorn flower may be found from British Columbia south to California
and east to Saskatchewan and Manitoba and south to New Mexico.
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What appears to be Scouler's popcorn flower as seen in vernally moist swales along the Headquarters Trail, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.......May 8, 2019.
The photo above shows the minute flowers and upper stem leaves of Scouler's popcorn flower as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge..........July 2, 2006. Note the spreading hairs on the calyx and underside of the leaves.
Paul Slichter