Brodiaea californica subsp. leptandra

(Greene) J. C. Pires

Taxon 50: 201. 2001.

Endemic
Basionym: Hookera leptandra Greene Pittonia 1: 74. 1887
Synonyms: Brodiaea californica var. leptandra (Greene) Hoover Brodiaea leptandra A. Heller Hookera synandra
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 323.

Flowers: perianth lobes 4–7 mm wide; staminodia margins 1/2 involute; ovary 5–7 mm. 2n = 10, 12, 24.


Phenology: Flowering summer (Jun).
Habitat: Open mixed evergreen forests, chaparral, gravelly clay soils, often on serpentines
Elevation: 0–900 m

Discussion

This subspecies is uncommon, occuring in the Coast Ranges of northern California. T. F. Niehaus (1971, 1980) recognized Brodiaea leptandra as a separate species related to B. californica and B. appendiculata. G. Keator (1993) regarded it as a variety that is geographically disjunct and slightly smaller.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
J. Chris Pires +
(Greene) J. C. Pires +
Hookera leptandra +
0–900 m +
Open mixed evergreen forests, chaparral, gravelly clay soils, often on serpentines +
Flowering summer (Jun). +
Brodiaea californica var. leptandra +, Brodiaea leptandra +  and Hookera synandra +
Brodiaea californica subsp. leptandra +
Brodiaea californica +
subspecies +