Brodiaea filifolia |
Brodiaea terrestris |
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thread-leaf brodiaea |
dwarf brodiaea, dwarf cluster-lily |
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Scape | 20–30 cm, slender. |
0.5–20 cm, slender. |
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Flowers | 14–20 mm; perianth violet-reddish purple, tube narrowly cylindrical, 6–8 mm, transparent, splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 10–14 mm; filaments 0.5–1 mm, base not triangular, with narrow abaxial wings; anthers linear, 3–5 mm, apex widely notched; staminodia inconspicuous, reflexed against perianth, purple, threadlike, 2–4 mm, apex subulate; ovary 4–5 mm; style 6–7 mm; pedicel 1–4 cm. |
16–33 mm; perianth pinkish purple or rose, tube narrowly campanulate, 6–13 mm, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes ascending, recurved distally, 10–20 mm; filaments 2–3 mm, base dilated to form triangular flap; anthers linear, 3–6 mm, apex separated; staminodia leaning inward slightly but held away from stamens, violet to whitish, broad, 4–5 mm, margins 1/4 involute, apex broad, slightly hooded, 2-notched; ovary 7–9 mm; style 4–9 mm; pedicel 1–15 cm. |
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2n | = 24. |
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Brodiaea filifolia |
Brodiaea terrestris |
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Phenology | Flowering spring (Apr–May). | |||||
Habitat | Grasslands, vernal pools | |||||
Elevation | 0–300 m (0–1000 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
CA
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CA; s Oreg
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Brodiaea filifolia is endangered. It grows on clay soils at the edges of vernal pools and flood plains in southern California. It has been extirpated from Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties and is seriously threatened by development, vehicles, and agriculture in Riverside and San Diego counties. It is in cultivation. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 325. | FNA vol. 26, p. 327. | ||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Brodiaea | Liliaceae > Brodiaea | ||||
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Synonyms | Hookera filifolia | Hookera terrestris | ||||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | Kellogg: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 6. (1859) | ||||
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