Bloomeria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bloomeria |
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| Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California | |
Scientific classification  |
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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.
Species
It consists of three species native to California and Baja California:
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| Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson | San Diego County and northern Baja California | ||
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Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) Coville | Baja California, California | |
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Bloomeria humilis Hoover | central coast of California (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties) |
See also
In Spanish: Bloomeria para niños
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