Brodiaea elegans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Brodiaea elegans Hoover

Harvest brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2106 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. elegans ... ssp. hooveri
Genus:	Brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Brodiaea elegans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (BREL) 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: 03/30/2025).