[Brodiaeas and Cluster Lilies: The Genus Dichelostemma West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bluedicks

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus

Synonyms: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum

Sideview of the flower of Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)

A close-up sideview of the flower of bluedicks as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR........April 4, 2009.

Inflorescence of Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Inflorescence of Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR

Close-up images of the inflorescence of bluedicks as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR.........April 4, 2009.

Flowers of Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)

Close-up sideview of the flowers of bluedicks as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR..........April 28, 2012. The similar Dichelostemma congestum has a perianth tube that is noticeably constricted above the ovary.

Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)

Bluedicks observed along the TJ Howell Botanical Drive (FS Road 4201) just east of the green bridge over the Illinois River, southwest of Selma, OR......April 21, 2021.

Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)

Bluedicks blooming at the Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside south of Cave Junction, OR......April 22, 2021.

Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)

Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum) - Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)

Bluedicks in bloom along the access road down to Star Flat from Forest Road 4103, adjacent to the northwest corner of EightDollar Mountain.......April 22, 2021.

Paul Slichter