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Brodiaea santarosae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Asparagaceae

Scientific name
  
Brodiaea santarosae

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Brodiaeoideae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Brodiaea jolonensis, Brodiaea filifolia, Brodiaea elegans, Brodiaea coronaria, Brodiaeoideae

Brodiaea santarosae is a rare Brodiaea species known by the common name Santa Rosa brodiaea and Santa Rosa Basalt brodiaea. It is endemic to southern California, mostly in the region around the junction of Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties and limited to ancient basaltic soils. There are only five known populations. It was once thought to be an intergrade of Brodiaea filifolia and B. orcuttii, but measurements found this to be false. It was described as a new species in 2007.

It is on the California Native Plant Society's list of rare and endangered species. It is a perennial producing an inflorescence bearing bright purple flowers. Each flower has six spreading tepals with a center containing three stamens and narrow or small staminodes, which are flat sterile stamens lying against the tepals.

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Brodiaea santarosae Wikipedia