Brodiaea appendiculata
Brodiaea kinkiensis
appendage brodiaea, Hoover's brodiaea
San Clemente Island brodiaea
10–45 cm, stout.
2–3 cm, slender.
24–38 mm;
perianth violet purple, tube cylindrical, 8–12 mm, translucent, splitting in fruit, lobes ascending, recurved distally, 15–22 mm, usually less than twice length of tube;
filaments 4–7 mm, base not triangular, with 2 threadlike, forked appendages;
anthers obcordate, 3–6 mm, apex hooked;
staminodia erect, usually white, narrowly linear, 8–15 mm, margins 1/2 involute, wavy, apex rounded;
ovary 5–6 mm;
style 9–12 mm;
pedicel 4–10 cm.
14–24 mm;
perianth purple or violet, tube narrowly campanulate, 9–12 mm, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 12–18 mm, inner round, with widely rounded apex;
filaments 1.5–2 mm, base not triangular, with narrow abaxial wings;
anthers linear, 4–7 mm, apex widely notched;
staminodia erect, held away from stamens, broad, 3–7 mm, margins linear, apex cuspidate;
ovary 6–9 mm;
style 5–7 mm;
pedicel 1–4 cm.
= 12.
= 32.
Brodiaea appendiculata
Brodiaea kinkiensis
This uncommon species is found at low altitudes in the Sierra foothills of central and northern California, usually in stony, red clay soils that become baked very hard during the flowering season. It is rare or extirpated from coast-range foothills.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
Brodiaea kinkiensis is endemic to the mesa tops of San Clemente Island. It is the only single-leaved Brodiaea. It is in cultivation.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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