Plagiobothrys nothofulvus

A common borage of oak woodland and similar habitats in most of California and northward to the southern edge of Washington. Few species in the genus have rusty hairs on the calyx, as this species does.

Flowering stems at New Hogan Lake in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, California, 29 Mar 2009.

Flowers at New Hogan Lake, 29 Mar 2009.