Brodiaea coronaria (Salisb.) Jeps.

Crown brodiaea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Brodiaea

Characteristics

An onion like plant. It grows 30 cm tall and spreads 10 cm wide. The leaves are slender. The flowers are blue and star like. They are in loose groups of up to 12.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It needs light to medium well-drained soils. It needs a sunny position. It is resistant to drought and frost. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
More
Gravelly prairies, grassy slopes and rocky buffs. Grasslands, volcanic mesas; at elevations from sea level to 1,600 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The bulbs are roasted slowly and eaten.
Uses forage medicinal
Edible bulbs fruits pods roots seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from small bulbs.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Brodiaea coronaria flower picture by Sya Renee (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Brodiaea coronaria world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1149888-2
WFO ID wfo-0000762073
COL ID 5WQSP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Brodiaea coronaria Hookera coronaria Brodiaea coronaria var. coronaria

Lower taxons

Brodiaea coronaria subsp. rosea Brodiaea coronaria subsp. coronaria