Brodiaea minor S.Watson

Vernalpool brodiaea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Brodiaea

Characteristics

Scape 2–10 cm, slender. Flowers 14–24 mm; perianth pale bluish to lilac, rotate, tube urceolate, strongly constricted above ovary, 6–10 mm, tough, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 11–17 mm, inner 5–7 mm wide; filaments 0.5–4 mm, base not triangular, with narrow abaxial wings, appendages absent; anthers linear, 1–5 mm, apex hooked; staminodia erect, held close to stamens, white, broad, 5–8 mm, margins 1/2 involute at mid-length, apex notched; ovary 3–4 mm; style 5–6 mm; pedicel 1–3 cm. 2n = 12.
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An onion like plant. It has a corm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Environment

Grasslands, gravelly clay soils; at elevations up to 500 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 11-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Brodiaea minor threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532074-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762136
COL ID 68QSP
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hookera purdyi Brodiaea minor Brodiaea purdyi Hookera minor Hookera minor var. multiflora Brodiaea grandiflora var. minor Brodiaea minor var. minor