Elegant Brodiaea, Harvest Brodiaea, Elegant Cluster-lily
Brodiaea elegans
Synonyms: Brodiaea elegans var. elegans, Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans, Brodiaea elegans ssp. hooveri
The photo above shows a close-up the corolla of elegant brodiaea as seen along the North Fork of the Umpqua River to the northeast of Roseburg, OR.........June 26, 2005. The staminodes (paddle-like, white appendages at the bases of 3 tepals) are widely separated from the central stamens, a characteristic of this species.
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the corolla of elegant brodiaea as seen along the North Fork of the Umpqua River to the northeast of Roseburg, OR........June 26, 2005.
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Elegant brodiaeas observed blooming on weedy grass slopes at Beatty Creek RNA to the southwest of Riddle, OR.......June 10, 2017.
Paul Slichter