Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) A.Gray is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) A.Gray

Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) A.Gray

Plagiobothrys tenellus is a small hairy annual herb that produces tiny white five-lobed flowers and cross-shaped bumpy nutlets.

Family
Genus
Plagiobothrys
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) A.Gray

Plagiobothrys tenellus is an annual herb that produces several erect stems reaching up to around 30 centimeters in height. The plant has a very hairy texture, with long, white hairs. Its leaves form a basal rosette around the stem, with a few smaller leaves growing along the stem itself. The inflorescence is a coiling branch that holds many small five-lobed white flowers. Each individual flower measures 1 to 3 millimeters across. The fruit of this species is a tiny cross-shaped nutlet, with a surface covered in bumps and grooves.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Plagiobothrys

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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