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Habit Plants 30–80 cm tall.
Leaves

3–5, 20–50 cm × 4–8 mm, keeled.

Inflorescences

racemes; dense;

bracts lanceolate;

scapes curved to slightly twisted.

Flowers

horizontal or erect;

perianth purple to bluish purple;

tubes cylindrical to ovoid, 8–10 mm;

lobes 8–10 mm, usually ascending;

perianth appendages lanceolate, 4–6 mm, purple, leaning away from anthers;

tips notched;

stamens 3; equal in length;

anthers 4–5 mm;

style 4–6 mm.

2n

=18, 36.

Dichelostemma congestum

Distribution
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Discussion

Meadows, open rocky areas, open forests. Flowering May–Aug. 0–1600 m. BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, WA. Native.

Rarely, hybrids between D. congestum and D. ida-maia (D. × venustum) are found. In Oregon, this is currently only known to occur in Douglas County.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 160
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
D. ida-maia, D. multiflorum, D. volubile
Synonyms Brodiaea congesta
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