Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Asparagaceae Scientific name Brodiaea stellaris Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Brodiaeoideae Higher classification Brodiaea | |
Similar Brodiaea, Brodiaea jolonensis, Liliaceae, Brodiaea elegans, Brodiaea coronaria | ||
Brodiaea stellaris is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name starflower brodiaea.
The bulb is endemic to northern California, where it grows on the serpentine soils of the North California Coast Ranges.
Description
Brodiaea stellaris is a perennial that produces a short inflorescence only a few centimeters tall which bears flowers on pedicels. Each flower has six blue-purple tepals up to 1.5 centimeters long. At the center of the flower are large white sterile stamens called staminodes which surround the distinctive forked fertile stamens.
References
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