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Brodiaea terrestris, the dwarf brodiaea,[2] is a species of plant in the genus Brodiaea that is native to California and Oregon.[3]

Brodiaea terrestris
Dwarf brodiaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Brodiaeoideae
Genus:	Brodiaea
Species:	B. terrestris
Binomial name
Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg (1859)
Subspecies
Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris
Synonyms
Hookera terrestris (Kellogg) Britten ex Greene Sources: IPNI,[1] ITIS[2]

In California, it is found in coastal ranges from the Oregon border, through the Bay Area, to San Diego, and in the central Sierra Nevada.

There are two subspecies:[2][3]

• Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Kern brodiaea)
• Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (dwarf brodiaea).

References

Further reading

• LeRoy, Abrams; Ferris, Roxana Stinchfield (1923). "LILY FAMILY". An Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, and California. Stanford University Press. pp. 1192 pages. ISBN 0-8047-0003-6. Retrieved 2008-06-28.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• CalPhotos gallery

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