Dipterostemon capitatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb.

Blue dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Dichelostemma capitatum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~5954 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. capitatus ... ssp. lacuna-vernalis ... ssp. pauciflorus
Genus:	Dipterostemon
Family:	Themidaceae
Category:	angiosperm
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Brodiaea pulchella
JEF	Dichelostemma capitatum
JEF	Dichelostemma pulchellum
JEF	Hookera capitata
JEF	Milla capitata

Information about Dipterostemon capitatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape 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: 03/28/2025).