Brodiaea kinkiensis

Brodiaea kinkiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Brodiaeoideae
Genus:Brodiaea
Species: B. kinkiensis
Binomial name
Brodiaea kinkiensis
T.F.Niehaus (1966) Source: IPNI,[1] NRCS[2]

Brodiaea kinkiensis is a species of Brodiaea also with the common name San Clemente Island brodiaea.[3] This flower is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It has one cylindrical leaf alongside a tall stem which bears an inflorescence of one to several bell-shaped blooms. Each flower has six petallike tepals in shades of light purple with darker purple longitudinal stripes or streaks. The fruit is a capsule containing black seeds. This flower is not considered endangered, but it is of some concern since its entire wild distribution is limited to the clay mesas of San Clemente Island.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Plant Name Details for Brodiaea kinkiensis" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  2. ↑ "Brodiaea kinkiensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Brodiaea kinkiensis Niehaus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
  4. ↑ Flora of North America
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