Dichelostemma congestum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name ookow or fork-toothed ookow.[1] It is native to California, Oregon and Washington.[2]

Dichelostemma congestum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Brodiaeoideae
Genus:	Dichelostemma
Species:	D. congestum
Binomial name
Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth
Synonyms
Brodiaea congestum

Its tall, thin, naked stem is topped with an inflorescence packed densely with six to 15 flowers, each about a centimeter wide and long, with usually six petal-like lobes in shades of bright purple.

It was first published in 1811 as Brodiaea congesta.

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Characters of a new Liliaceous Genus called Brodiaea

• Calflora Database: Dichelostemma congestum (Fork Toothed Ookow, ookow)
• Jepson Manual Treatment of Dichelostemma congestum
• USDA Plants Profile for Dichelostemma congestum (ookow)
• Dichelostemma congestum — UC Photos gallery