familyLiliaceae
genusBrodiaea
speciesBrodiaea terrestris
subspeciesBrodiaea terrestris subsp. kernensis
Brodiaea terrestris subsp. kernensis
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot 60: 50. 1971.
Endemic
Basionym: Brodiaea coronaria var. kernensis Hoover Amer. Midl. Naturalist 22: 561. 1939
Synonyms: Brodiaea elegans var. australis Hoover
Leaves not very lunate in cross-section. Scape 2–20 cm. Flowers 26–33 mm; perianth-tube 11–13 mm, lobes 15–20 mm; anthers 5–6 mm; ovary 8–9 mm; style 7–9 mm; pedicel 1–7 cm. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–Jun).
Habitat: Grasslands, open foothill woodlands
Elevation: 0–1500 m
Discussion
Subspecies kernensis is common and widespread in central and southern California. It appears to be an octoploid version of subsp. terrestris.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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bluish purple +
basifixed +
basifixed +
appressed +
hooded +
separated +
2-notched +
broad +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
dilated +
crescent--shaped +
narrow +
absent +
1;several +
scarious +
solid +
fibrous-coated +
Calif. +
fleshy +
adnate +
slender +
triangular +
single +
capsular +
loculicidal +
ovoid +
simple +
persistent +
lunate +
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involute +
sessile +
green +
superior +
several +
articulate +
erect +
6-tepaled +
connate +
showy +
shiny +
3-carpellate +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot +
1971 +
stout +
cylindrical +
slender +
rigid +
wind-distributed +
black +
Endemic +
epitepalous +
fertile +
leaning +
4mm;5mm +
broad +
capitate +
distinct +
3-lobed +
erect +
longitudinal +
Brodiaea terrestris subsp. kernensis +
Brodiaea terrestris +
subspecies +
absent +
not splitting +
opaque +
campanulate +
equal +
narrower +
scapose +
perennial +
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