Brodiaea insignis (Jeps.) T.F.Niehaus

Kaweah brodiaea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Brodiaea

Characteristics

Scape 7–24 cm, slender. Flowers 14–24 mm; perianth rose to pinkish purple, rotate, tube narrowly cylindrical, not constricted above ovary, 6–9 mm, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 11–15 mm; filaments linear, 1–2 mm, base dilated to form triangular flap, appendages absent or narrow and inconspicuous; anthers linear, 2–4 mm, apex hooked; staminodia erect, held close to stamens, white, broad, 6–8 mm, margins 3/4 involute, apex 2-lobed; ovary 4–5 mm; style 4–5 mm; pedicel 2–9 cm. 2n = 32.
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An onion like plant. It has a corm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

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Edible roots
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Cultivation

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532057-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762111
COL ID NC9Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Brodiaea insignis Brodiaea synandra var. insignis