Bloomeria

Bloomeria
Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Bloomeria
Kellogg

Bloomeria, a geophyte in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae,[1] was named for Hiram Green Bloomer (1819–1874) an early San Francisco botanist. It consists of three species native to California and Baja California:[2][3][4]

  1. Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson - San Diego County and northern Baja California
  2. Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) Coville - Baja California, California
  3. Bloomeria humilis Hoover - central coast of California (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties)

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Brodiaeoideae
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
  4. ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 336, Bloomeria Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 11. 1863.

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