Latin name: Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb. ssp. capitatus Pronunciation: dip-ter-OS-te-mon kap-i-TAY-tus Common name: Blue dicks Family: Themidaceae (Brodiaea) Habitat: Plains and hillsides below yellow pine forest, open woodlands, scrub, desert, grasslands, to about 6000' Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Dipterostemon 2) capitatus NOTE: Formerly Dichelostemma |
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