Bloomeria crocea var. aurea

(Kellogg) J. W. Ingram

Madroño 12: 22. 1953.

Endemic
Basionym: Bloomeria aurea Kellogg Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 11. 1863
Synonyms: Nothoscordum aureum (Kellogg) Hooker f.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 337.

Flowers: tepals yellow, 11–12 mm; basal filament appendages 2-cuspidate, aristate, cusps 1–2 mm, less than 1/2 length of filaments, apex acute.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–Jun).
Habitat: Foothill woodlands
Elevation: 0–1700 m

Discussion

Variety aurea is restricted to the southern Coast Ranges.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.