hooker’s fairybells

Prosartes hookeri

Member of american fairybells (genus Prosartes)
lily family (family Liliaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

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• perianth generally greenish, occasionally white
• perianth parts 8–18 mm, ± spreading at middle
• anthers generally exserted
• leaf margin hairs many, short, sharp, ascending, blade abaxially minute-scabrous, especially on veins [very hard to see]
• fruit red, spheric [but may be orange when immature and/or lumpy/ovoid/obovoid]
• found in most of the bay area except the Diablo range south of 84

Ediblity: Berries are “potentially poisonous”. [source]

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Chris’s observations: 13 (8 are research grade)

Locations:

• Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 2
• Nisene Marks SP: 2
• Sam McDonald CP: 2
• Windy Hill OSP: 2
• Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
• Monte Bello OSP
• Picchetti Ranch OSP
• Russian Ridge OSP
• Stevens Creek CP

Months:

• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 1
• May: 1
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 3
• Aug.: 1
• Sep.: 3
• Oct.: 0
• Nov.: 1
• Dec.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora