Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) A.Heller

Roundtooth snakelily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dichelostemma

Characteristics

Leaves 3–4, 30–85 cm; blade unkeeled, glaucous. Scape self-supporting, with occasional bends, 20 (rarely –90) cm, scabrous. Inflorescences umbellate, dense, 6–15-flowered; bracts streaked purple, ovate, 7–12 mm, apex acuminate. Flowers horizontal or erect; perianth pink to bluish purple, tube unangled, cylindrical, strongly constricted above ovary, 8–10 mm, lobes widely spreading, 8–10 mm; perianth appendages each coalescent to inner and outer tepal, arching slightly inward (but outward distally) toward anthers, forming corona, erect, white or pale purple, 5–6 mm, margins entire or denticulate, strongly involute, apex truncate or rounded; stamens 3, equal; anthers 4–5 mm; ovary sessile, globose, 4–6 mm; style 5–8 mm; pedicel 3–15 mm, not hidden by bracts. 2n = 18, 36, 45, 54.
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A herb with a corm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.85
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

Usage

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Edible roots
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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -18
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Images

Flower

Dichelostemma multiflorum flower picture by Shelby Warfe (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dichelostemma multiflorum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:79439-2
WFO ID wfo-0000765273
COL ID 35LM9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hookera parviflora Dichelostemma multiflorum Hookera multiflora Brodiaea multiflora Brodiaea parviflora Dichelostemma parviflorum Brodiaea grandiflora var. brachypoda