Brodiaea terrestris

Brodiaea terrestris
Dwarf brodiaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Brodiaeoideae
Genus:Brodiaea
Species: B. terrestris
Binomial name
Brodiaea terrestris
Subspecies

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis
Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris

Synonyms

Hookera terrestris (Kellogg) Britten ex Greene
Sources: IPNI,[1] ITIS[2]

Brodiaea terrestris, the dwarf brodiaea,[2] is a species of plant in the genus Brodiaea that is native to California and Oregon.[3]

In California, it is found in coastal ranges from the Oregon border, through the Bay Area, to San Diego, and in the central Sierra Nevada.

There are two subspecies:[2][3]

  • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Kern brodiaea)
  • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (dwarf brodiaea).

References

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

Further reading

  • LeRoy, Abrams; Ferris, Roxana Stinchfield (1923). "LILY FAMILY". An Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, and California. Stanford University Press. pp. 1192 pages. ISBN 0-8047-0003-6. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
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