Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Piper) I.M.Johnst.

Adobe Allocarya
Boraginaceae

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Protologue: Contr. Arnold Arbor. 3: 33 (1932)
Pronunciation: Pla-gi-o-bó-thrys a-can-tho-càr-pus
Etymology: Gr. plagios, "oblique or placed sideways," and bothros, "a pit or scar," + with thorny fruits like those of Acanthus.

Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher


Distribution:

Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  

A tiny, white-flowered annual (center).

Nutlets are "spiny," have minute glochidia processes.