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Chaparral brodiaea

Brodiaea jolonensis

Also called Chaparral Cluster Lily, Mesa Brodiaea

Chaparral brodiaea
Photo: marlin harms, CC BY 2.0
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
SW. California to Mexico (NW. Baja California)
Climate
subtropical

About

Brodiaea jolonensis, known by the common name chaparral brodiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily family.

The bulb is native to the coast and coastal mountain ranges of the southern half of California and of northern Baja California. Locations

Where it grows

B. jolonensis is native and endemic to the south and central coast regions of California and northern Baja California, growing in elevations of 45–1,490 metres (150–4,890 feet). In these regions, it is present in the southern California Coast Ranges, the Transverse Ranges, the Peninsular Ranges. In the Channel Islands of California, it grows on the islands of Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and Santa Catalina.

Uses

The corms are edible and are part of the traditional cuisine of some indigenous people in California.

Other Brodiaea plants

Appendage brodiaea · California brodiaea · Crown brodiaea · Harvest brodiaea · Threadleaf brodiaea · Kaweah brodiaea · San Clemente Island brodiaea · Vernalpool brodiaea · Dwarf Brodiaea · Orcutt's brodiaea · Chinese Camp brodiaea · Santa Rosa Basalt brodiaea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brodiaea jolonensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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