Biology:Dichelostemma congestum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Dichelostemma congestum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Dichelostemma
Species:
D. congestum
Binomial name
Dichelostemma congestum
(Sm.) Kunth
Synonyms

Brodiaea congestum

Dichelostemma congestum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name ookow or fork-toothed ookow.[1] It is native to California, Oregon and Washington.[2]

Its tall, thin, naked stem is topped with an inflorescence packed densely with six to 15 flowers, each about a centimeter wide and long, with usually six petal-like lobes in shades of bright purple.

It was first published in 1811 as Brodiaea congesta.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5272463 entry