Bloomeria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bloomeria |
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Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
Genus: | Bloomeria Kellogg |
Bloomeria, a geophyte in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae, was named for Hiram Green Bloomer (1819–1874) an early San Francisco botanist. It consists of three species native to California and Baja California:
- Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson - San Diego County and northern Baja California
- Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) Coville - Baja California, California
- Bloomeria humilis Hoover - central coast of California (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties)
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