blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
Member of
brodiaea subfamily (subfamily Brodiaeoideae)
asparagus family (family Asparagaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
purple in flowering plants
There are no other wild species of this genus anywhere.
Only ssp. capitatum is found in the bay area.
Chris’s observations: 117 (88 are research grade)
Locations:
- Calero CP: 14
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 12
- Henry Coe SP: 12
- Almaden Quicksilver CP: 10
- Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 7
- Santa Teresa CP: 7
- Sierra Azul OSP: 7
- Fremont Older OSP: 5
- Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 5
- Castle Rock SP: 3
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 3
- Coyote Valley OSP: 2
- Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills: 2
- Monte Bello OSP: 2
- Pleasanton Ridge RP: 2
- Russian Ridge OSP: 2
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
- Windy Hill OSP: 2
- Alum Rock Park, San Jose
- Big Basin SP
- Coyote Hills RP
- Dry Creek Pioneer RP
- Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
- Fort Ord NM
- Joseph D. Grant CP
- Lake Chabot RP
- Mt. Madonna SP
- Nisene Marks SP
- Pacheco SP
- Pinnacles NP
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
- Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
- Sanborn CP
- Stevens Creek CP
- Sunol Wilderness RP
- Wilder Ranch SP
Months:
- Feb.: 7
- Mar.: 33
- Apr.: 45
- May: 25
- Jun.: 7
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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
