Biology:Bloomeria
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
Bloomeria | |
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Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
Genus: | Bloomeria Kellogg |
Bloomeria is a genus of flowering plants with a geophyte lifestyle in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae.[1] It was named for Hiram Green Bloomer (1819–1874) an early San Francisco, California botanist.
Species
It consists of three species native to California and Baja California:[2][3][4]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson | San Diego County and northern Baja California | ||
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Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) Coville | Baja California, California | |
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Bloomeria humilis Hoover | central coast of California (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties) |
References
- ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Brodiaeoideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Themidaceae
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 336, Bloomeria Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 11. 1863.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2711355 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomeria.
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