Brodiaea terrestris subsp. terrestris

Family: Themidaceae · Type: perennial · Native

ground brodiaea is a California native perennial found in northern coastal, western northern coastal ranges, Sacramento Valley, and central western California in coastal prairie and foothill woodland at elevations below 450 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces violet flowers with perianth 15 to 39.5 millimeters long, featuring both outer and inner lobes of varying widths. Growing with slender scapes 0.5 to 7 centimeters tall, it has delicate white staminodes with margins slightly curved below the tip. Its flowers display intricate details, with anthers that have reflexed tips and a distinctive dentate lobe in the notch. The plant produces flowers with pedicels up to 13 centimeters long, creating an elegant display in its native grassland habitats.

Habitat: Coastal prairie, foothill woodland

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: < 450 m

Bioregions: NCo, w NCoRO, ScV, CW

California counties: Humboldt, Monterey, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Benito, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Joaquin, Marin, Del Norte, Solano, Sonoma, Alameda, Santa Barbara, Kern, Merced, Yolo

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