blue dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

There are no other wild species of this genus anywhere.

Only ssp. capitatum is found in the bay area.

perianth blue, blue-purple, pink-purple, or white
staminodes erect, leaning toward anthers, outward at tip, ± white (at least at the tips)
perianth tube not narrowed above ovary
perianth parts generally wider than ookow (Dichelostemma congestum)
bracts generally dark purple (paler, striped dark purple)
inflorescence has few–many flowers, but I’ve seen no clusters greater than hemispheric.
flowers from February–May [ookow (Dichelostemma congestum) becomes more common by late April]]
common throughout the bay area
hosts Lasioptera t-laxa-lily-stem-gall

Chris’s observations: 132 (98 are research grade)

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora