Brodiaea jolonensis

Mesa brodiaea, chaparral cluster-lily, Chaparral Cluster-Lily

Family: Themidaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Mesa brodiaea is a California native perennial found in south-central coastal Ranges in grasslands and foothill woodlands at elevations below 300 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces violet flowers with ascending perianth lobes 12 to 16 millimeters long, displaying delicate recurved tips. Growing with a slender scape 5 to 15 centimeters tall, it emerges from an underground corm with elegant simplicity. Its flowers feature distinctive staminodes leaning toward stamens, with violet margins and hooded, slightly notched tips. The delicate violet perianth is cylindric or narrow bell-shaped, with thick, opaque petals that remain intact after flowering.

Habitat: Grassland, foothill woodland

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 300 m

Bioregions: SCoRO.

California counties: San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Riverside, Orange, Sonoma

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.