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Bloomeria
Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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 Hiram Green Bloomer (1819–1874) an early San Francisco botanist.

Species

It consists of three species native to California and Baja California:[2][3][4]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson San Diego County and northern Baja California
Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) Coville Baja California, California
Bloomeria humilis Hoover central coast of California (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties)

References

  1. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Brodiaeoideae
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
  4. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 336, Bloomeria Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 11. 1863.


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