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Brodiaea

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Brodiaea , also known by the common name cluster-lilies, is a monocot genus of flowering plants.

Species

blue dicks

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAsparagaceae
Native toBritish Columbia, California, Mexico Northwest, Oregon, Washington
Observations54,122
Observations recorded18,332

Brodiaea ist eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Spargelgewächse (Asparagaceae) innerhalb der Einkeimblättrigen Pflanzen. Die seit 2013 etwa 18 Arten sind im westlichen Nordamerika verbreitet und werden dort englisch cluster-lilies genannt.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
419
With media
284
Family
Asparagaceae
Collections
US, IBUNAM, NY, USF, F, MO
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Chile

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Nomenclature
  • Phylogeny and classification
  • Species
  • Formerly included
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Cultivation
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Brodiaea , also known by the common name cluster-lilies, is a monocot genus of flowering plants.

One school of thought places the genus in the family , while another school of thought places it in the subfamily Brodiaeoideae of the family Asparagaceae. The USDA Plants Database still classifies the genus Brodiaea in the family Liliaceae.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brodiaea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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