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Brodiaea terrestris subsp. kernensis
(Hoover) Niehaus
Family:
Asparagaceae
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Brodiaea coronaria var. kernensis
Hoover,
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Brodiaea elegans var. australis
Hoover,
Brodiaea terrestris var. kernensis
(Hoover) T.F.Niehaus
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Frederick H. Utech in Flora of North America (vol. 26)
Leaves not very lunate in cross section. Scape 2-20 cm. Flowers 26-33 mm; perianth tube 11-13 mm, lobes 15-20 mm; anthers 5-6 mm; ovary 8-9 mm; style 7-9 mm; pedicel 1-7 cm. 2n = 48.
Flowering spring (Apr--Jun). Grasslands, open foothill woodlands; 0--1500 m; Calif.
Subspecies kernensis is common and widespread in central and southern California. It appears to be an octoploid version of subsp. terrestris.
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