Brodiaea

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Brodiaea
Brodiaea californica ssp. leptandra
Brodiaea californica ssp. leptandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Themidaceae
Genus: Brodiaea
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Species

See text.
Brodiaea sp.
Brodiaea sp.

The genus Brodiaea (clusterlilies) belongs to the order Asparagales. Brodiaea occurs in the West Coast of the United States, especially northern California. The genus was named in honour of Scottish botanist James Brodie (1744-1824).[1]

Different current systems place the genus in three different families. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group place it in family Themidaceae. Many other modern authors place it in the family Alliaceae. Both of these families are in the order Asparagales. However, older but still widely used sources such as ITIS place the Triplet lilies in the family Liliaceae, in the order Liliales. The present article follows the recommendations of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.

Brodiaea is also used as a common name to refer to the three genera Brodiaea, Dichelostemma, and Triteleia. The latter two genera were once included as part of the genus Brodiaea.

Brodiaea contains the following species.

  • Brodiaea appendiculata - appendage clusterlily
  • Brodiaea californica - California clusterlily
    • Brodiaea californica var. californica
    • Brodiaea californica var. leptandra
  • Brodiaea coronaria - harvest clusterlily; Californian hyacinth
    • Brodiaea coronaria ssp. coronaria - harvest clusterlily
    • Brodiaea coronaria ssp. rosea - harvest clusterlily
  • Brodiaea douglasii - wild-hyacinth
  • Brodiaea elegans - elegant clusterlily
    • Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans - elegant clusterlily
    • Brodiaea elegans ssp. hooveri - Hoover's cluster-lily
  • Brodiaea filifolia - threadleaf clusterlily
  • Brodiaea howellii - Howell's bicolor clusterlily
  • Brodiaea insignis - Kaweah clusterlily
  • Brodiaea jolonensis - chaparral clusterlily
  • Brodiaea kinkiensis - San Clemente Island clusterlily
  • Brodiaea minor - vernalpool clusterlily
  • Brodiaea orcuttii - Orcutt's clusterlily
  • Brodiaea pallida - Chinese Camp clusterlily
  • Brodiaea purdyi - Sierran clusterlily
  • Brodiaea stellaris - starflower clusterlily
  • Brodiaea terrestris - dwarf clusterlily
    • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis - Kern clusterlily
    • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris - dwarf clusterlily

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wild Hyacith (Brodiaea douglasii). Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
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