Brodiaea kinkiensis

San clemente island brodiaea, San Clemente Island Brodiaea

Family: Themidaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

San clemente island brodiaea is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in southern Channel Islands on San Clemente Island in grassland on clay flats at elevations of 100 to 200 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces purple or violet flowers with narrow bell-shaped perianth 14 to 24 millimeters long, featuring spreading outer lobes 5 to 7 millimeters wide and inner lobes 8 to 11 millimeters wide. Growing with slender scapes 20 to 30 centimeters tall, it emerges from underground corms with delicate structure. Its flowers have distinctive staminodes held away from stamens, with narrow wings and sharp-pointed tips. Each flower emerges on pedicels up to 8 centimeters long, creating an elegant display in the island's grassland habitat.

Habitat: Grassland on clay flats

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: 100-200 m

Bioregions: s ChI (San Clemente Island).

California counties: Los Angeles

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