Plagiobothrys lithocaryus (Greene ex A.Gray) I.M.Johnst. (1923:76)
Mayacamas popcorn flower
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Krynitzkia lithocarya Greene ex A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 265 (1885); Allocarya lithocarya (Greene ex A.Gray) Greene in Pittonia 1: 16 (1887)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Rejmánek, 2018; Smith, 2018; Humphreys et al., 2019; Knapp et al., 2020, 2021; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: April 1899 (Johnston, 1932:51; Rejmánek, 2018 [as 1899]; Knapp et al., 2021 [as 1899]; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024 [as 1899])
Distribution
California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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