Bloomeria

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Bloomeria
Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California
Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Themidaceae
Genus: Bloomeria
Kellogg

Bloomeria, a geophyte in the Themidaceae, was named for H. G. Bloomer (1821–1874) an early San Francisco botanist. It consists of three species of California and Baja California:

  • Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson
  • Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) Coville
  • Bloomeria humilis Hoover

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