Latin name: Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb. ssp. pauciflorus (Torr.) R.E. Preston Pronunciation: dip-ter-oh-STE-mon kap-i-TAY-tus paw-si-FLOR-us Common name: Few-flowered blue dicks Family: Themidaceae (Brodiaea) Habitat: Deserts, open scrub to 6000' Blooming period: March to June Name derivations: 1) Dipterostemon 2) capitatus 3) pauciflorus NOTE: Formerly Dichelostemma |
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