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Brodiaea jolonensis

chaparral brodiaea, chaparral cluster-lily, Jolon brodiaea, mesa brodiaea
Scape

5–15 cm, slender.
Flowers

14–24 mm;

perianth bluish violet, tube cylindrical or narrowly campanulate, 7–9 mm, thick, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes ascending, recurved distally, 11–18 mm;

filaments 1–2 mm, base dilated to form narrow 2-lobed triangular wing;

anthers linear, 4–6 mm, apex with V-shaped notch;

staminodia leaning inward toward stamens, violet, broad, 5–6 mm, margins 1/4 involute, apex broad, hooded, slightly notched;

ovary light purple, 5–6 mm;

style 5–7 mm;

pedicel 1–4 cm.
2n

= 12, 36.

Brodiaea jolonensis
Phenology Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat Grasslands, foothill woodlands, coastal prairies, on clay flats
Elevation 0–300 m (0–1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion

Brodiaea jolonensis grows along the southern coast of California as well as on Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and Santa Catalina islands. T. F. Niehaus (1971) was impressed by the distinctive flavonoid chemistry of this plant compared to that of other members of the genus.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 325.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Brodiaea
Sibling taxa
B. appendiculata, B. californica, B. coronaria, B. elegans, B. filifolia, B. insignis, B. kinkiensis, B. minor, B. orcuttii, B. pallida, B. purdyi, B. stellaris, B. terrestris
Name authority Eastwood: Leafl. W. Bot. 2: 111. (1938)
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