Biology:Brodiaea terrestris

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Brodiaea terrestris
Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris.jpg
Dwarf brodiaea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Brodiaea
Species:
B. terrestris
Binomial name
Brodiaea terrestris
Kellogg (1859)
Subspecies

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis
Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris

Synonyms

Hookera terrestris (Kellogg) Britten ex Greene
Sources: IPNI,[1] ITIS[2]

Brodiaea terrestris, the dwarf brodiaea,[2] is a species of plant in the genus Brodiaea that is native to California and Oregon.[3]

In California, it is found in coastal ranges from the Oregon border, through the Bay Area, to San Diego, and in the central Sierra Nevada.

There are two subspecies:[2][3]

  • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Kern brodiaea)
  • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (dwarf brodiaea).

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4973007 entry