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Blooms: June - July
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
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Distribution: Chiefly west of the Cascades, British Columbia to California; along the Columbia River, Yakima County, Washington, south through the Columbia River Gorge
Habitat: Gravelly prairies, grassy slopes and rocky bluffs at low elevations
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Species Description:
General: Scapose perennial from a scaly, deep-seated corm.
Leaves: Leaves 1-3, linear, 2-4 mm. broad, greatly elongate, drying before flowering; scape stout, 10-25 cm. tall.
Flowers: Umbel 3-9 flowered, open; pedicels stout, very unequal, 2-9 cm. long; tepals 6, violet-purple, 2-3.5 cm. long, united about 1/3 their length; outer 3 tepals linear-lanceolate and strongly recurved, inner 3 oblong-lanceolate; fertile stamens 3, the anthers longer than the filaments; staminodia 3, oblong, longer than the fertile stamens; style 1, stigmas 3.
Fruit: Capsule sessile.
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Subspecies & Varieties:
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Full Name with Authors:
Brodiaea coronaria (Salisb.) Engl.
Synonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Brodiaea coronaria |
Additional Resources:
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Brodiaea coronaria specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Brodiaea coronaria treatment.
Oregon Flora Project Atlas: Brodiaea coronaria atlas page.
E-Flora BC: Brodiaea coronaria atlas page.
CalPhotos: Brodiaea coronaria images.
USDA Plants Database: Brodiaea coronaria. |
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