Bloomeria
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| Bloomeria | |
|---|---|
| Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California | |
| Scientific classification |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Bloomeria Kellogg |
Bloomeria, a geophyte in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae,[1], was named for H. G. Bloomer (1821–1874) an early San Francisco botanist. It consists of three species of California and Baja California:
- Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson
- Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) Coville
- Bloomeria humilis Hoover
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