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Chlorogalum pomeridianum

amole, wavyleaf soap plant
Bulbs

3–10(20) cm in diameter;

bulb coats white, brown, or reddish, membranous or not, with many or few coarse fibers.
Leaves

20–70 × 0.6–3 cm;

margins wavy or not.
Inflorescences

30–260 cm tall;

branches symmetrical or asymmetrical; few or many-branched; stout or fragile;

pedicels 5–35 mm.
Flowers

tepals spreading, linear, 1.5–2.5 cm, white, with green or purple midveins;

anthers cream to yellow;

style to 1.5 cm.
Fruits

5–7 mm.
Seeds

smooth or rough.

Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Distribution
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Discussion

California and Oregon. 4 varieties and 1 subspecies; 2 varieties and 1 subspecies treated in Flora.

The specific epithet of this species means “post meridiem” or “past mid-day” in Latin, referring to the flowers, which open in the evening.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 158
Frank Callahan
Sibling taxa
C. angustifolium, C. grandiflorum
Subordinate taxa
C. pomeridianum ssp. austrooreganum, C. pomeridianum var. minus, C. pomeridianum var. pomeridianum
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