familyLiliaceae
genusBrodiaea
speciesBrodiaea californica
subspeciesBrodiaea californica subsp. californica
Brodiaea californica subsp. californica
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Brodiaea grandiflora var. elatior Baker
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 323.
Flowers: perianth lobes 6–10 mm wide; staminodia margins 1/4 involute; ovary 7–11 mm. 2n = 12.
Phenology: Flowering spring (late May–early Jun).
Habitat: Grasslands, open woodlands, gravelly clay soils
Elevation: 0–800 m
Discussion
Subspecies californica is found in the foothills and grasslands of northern California. There are unverified reports of occurrence in southern Oregon.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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bluish purple +
basifixed +
basifixed +
appressed +
rounded +
absent +
rudimentary +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
not triangular +
crescent--shaped +
narrow +
absent +
1;several +
scarious +
solid +
fibrous-coated +
Calif. +
fleshy +
adnate +
slender +
triangular +
single +
capsular +
loculicidal +
ovoid +
Present +
simple +
persistent +
involute +
sessile +
green +
superior +
several +
articulate +
erect +
6-tepaled +
connate +
showy +
shiny +
3-carpellate +
J. Hort. Soc. London +
1849 +
stout +
cylindrical +
slender +
rigid +
wind-distributed +
black +
epitepalous +
fertile +
erect +
16mm;27mm +
capitate +
distinct +
3-lobed +
erect +
longitudinal +
Brodiaea californica subsp. californica +
Brodiaea californica +
subspecies +
absent +
splitting +
greener +
translucent +
cylindrical +
equal +
narrower +
scapose +
perennial +
woody +