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)](capitatum/capitatum1b.jpg)
A close-up sideview of the flower of bluedicks as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR........April 4, 2009.
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- ![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](capitatum/capitatum1a.jpg)
Close-up images of the inflorescence of bluedicks as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR.........April 4, 2009.
- ![Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)](capitatum/capitatum2b.jpg)
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.
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- ![Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)](capitatum/capitatus04-21-2021y.jpg)
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)](capitatum/capitatus04-22-2021j.jpg)
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)](capitatum/capitatus04-22-2021a.jpg)
- ![Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus (Synonym: Brodiaea capitata, Brodiaea pulchella, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, Dichelostemma pulchellum)](capitatum/capitatus04-22-2021d.jpg)
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