ookow

Dichelostemma congestum

Member of wild hyacinths (genus Dichelostemma)
brodiaea subfamily (subfamily Brodiaeoideae)
asparagus family (family Asparagaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

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• perianth blue-purple
• staminodes erect, leaning away from anthers, deep-notched, ± purple
• perianth tube narrowed above ovary or ± so
• perianth parts generally narrower than ookow
• bracts pale purple to green [not consistently distinct in CalPhotos]
• inflorescence has few–many flowers, possibly so many that the cluster is near spherical, but that’s rare
• flowers from May–June [from April, really]
• scattered throughout the bay area
• hosts Lasioptera t-laxa-lily-stem-gall

Toxicity of brodiaea, wild hyacinth (Dichelostemma pulchellum):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: 27 (22 are research grade)

Locations:

• Joseph D. Grant CP: 7
• Sunol Wilderness RP: 7
• Calero CP: 5
• Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve: 4
• Pleasanton Ridge RP
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
• Skyline Ridge OSP
• Wunderlich CP

Months:

• Apr.: 8
• May: 18
• Jun.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora