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Dwarf brodiaea
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Dwarf brodiaea
Scientific classification
Genus:
Brodiaea
Species:
terrestris
Subspecies

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis
Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris

Synonyms

Hookera terrestris (Kellogg) Britten ex Greene
Sources: IPNI, ITIS

Brodiaea terrestris, the dwarf brodiaea, is a species of plant in the genus Brodiaea that is native to California and Oregon.

In California, it is found in coastal ranges from the Oregon border, through the Bay Area, to San Diego, and in the central Sierra Nevada.

There are two subspecies:

  • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Kern brodiaea)
  • Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (dwarf brodiaea).
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