Plagiobothrys genus of flowering plants known commonly as popcorn flowers . These are small herbaceous plants which bear tiny white or yellow flowers. Their fruits are nutlets. Although these plants are found predominantly in North America and South America , five species are known from Australia . Of the approximately 65 species described, more than 15 are endemic to California .
Selected species:
Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus - adobe popcornflowerPlagiobothrys arizonicus - Arizona popcornflowerPlagiobothrys austiniae - Austin's popcornflowerPlagiobothrys bracteatus - bracted popcornflowerPlagiobothrys canescens - valley popcornflowerPlagiobothrys chorisianus - artist's popcornflowerPlagiobothrys collinus - Cooper's popcornflowerPlagiobothrys diffusus - San Francisco popcornflowerPlagiobothrys distantiflorus - California popcornflowerPlagiobothrys figuratus - fragrant popcornflowerPlagiobothrys fulvus - fulvous popcornflowerPlagiobothrys glyptocarpus - sculptured popcornflowerPlagiobothrys greenei - Greene's popcornflowerPlagiobothrys hirtus - rough popcornflowerPlagiobothrys hispidus - Cascade popcornflowerPlagiobothrys humistratus - dwarf popcornflowerPlagiobothrys infectivus - dye popcornflowerPlagiobothrys jonesii - Mojave popcornflowerPlagiobothrys kingii - Great Basin popcornflowerPlagiobothrys leptocladus - finebranched popcornflowerPlagiobothrys mollis - soft popcornflowerPlagiobothrys nothofulvus - rusty popcornflowerPlagiobothrys parishii - Parish's popcornflowerPlagiobothrys scouleri - Scouler's popcornflowerPlagiobothrys shastensis - Shasta popcornflowerPlagiobothrys stipitatus - stalked popcornflowerPlagiobothrys strictus - Calistoga popcornflowerPlagiobothrys tenellus - Pacific popcornflowerPlagiobothrys uncinatus - Salinas Valley popcornflower
