Difference between revisions of "Brodiaea insignis"

(Jepson) T. F. Niehaus

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 60: 52. 1971.

Common names: Kaweah brodiaea
Basionym: Brodiaea synandra var. insignis Jepson Fl. Calif. 1: 288. 1921
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Revision as of 20:33, 24 September 2019

Scape 7–24 cm, slender. Flowers 14–24 mm; perianth rose to pinkish purple, rotate, tube narrowly cylindrical, not constricted above ovary, 6–9 mm, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 11–15 mm; filaments linear, 1–2 mm, base dilated to form triangular flap, appendages absent or narrow and inconspicuous; anthers linear, 2–4 mm, apex hooked; staminodia erect, held close to stamens, white, broad, 6–8 mm, margins 3/4 involute, apex 2-lobed; ovary 4–5 mm; style 4–5 mm; pedicel 2–9 cm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering spring (May–Jun).
Habitat: Foothill woodland openings
Elevation: 200–500 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Brodiaea insignis is endangered. It is endemic to three localities along the Kaweah and Tule river drainages and is threatened by development, road maintenance, and grazing. It is in cultivation.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.