Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans Calflora

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Brodiaea elegans Hoover ssp. elegans

Harvest brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans is a perennial herb that is native to California.


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Parent:	Brodiaea elegans
Genus:	Brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Brodiaea coronaria var. mundula
JEF + PLANTS	Brodiaea elegans var. mundula

Information about Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BRELE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).