Brodiaea insignis

(Jepson) T. F. Niehaus

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 60: 52. 1971.

Common names: Kaweah brodiaea
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Brodiaea synandra var. insignis Jepson Fl. Calif. 1: 288. 1921
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Mentioned on page 325.

Scape 7–24 cm, slender. Flowers 14–24 mm; perianth rose to pinkish purple, rotate, tube narrowly cylindrical, not constricted above ovary, 6–9 mm, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 11–15 mm; filaments linear, 1–2 mm, base dilated to form triangular flap, appendages absent or narrow and inconspicuous; anthers linear, 2–4 mm, apex hooked; staminodia erect, held close to stamens, white, broad, 6–8 mm, margins 3/4 involute, apex 2-lobed; ovary 4–5 mm; style 4–5 mm; pedicel 2–9 cm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering spring (May–Jun).
Habitat: Foothill woodland openings
Elevation: 200–500 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Brodiaea insignis is endangered. It is endemic to three localities along the Kaweah and Tule river drainages and is threatened by development, road maintenance, and grazing. It is in cultivation.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number."narrower" is not a number."thicker" is not a number.

... more about "Brodiaea insignis"
cordate +  and linear +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
2-lobed +  and hooked +
inconspicuous +
J. Chris Pires +
(Jepson) T. F. Niehaus +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Brodiaea synandra var. insignis +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
crescent--shaped +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
tunicate +  and scaly +
Kaweah brodiaea +
fibrous-coated +
200–500 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
triangular +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Foothill woodland openings +
bracteate +, open +  and umbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
rose +  and pinkish purple +
alternating +  and opposite +
Flowering spring (May–Jun). +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
cylindrical +
slender +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (24 cm240 mm <br />0.24 m <br />) +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
rounded +  and flattened +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
adnate +  and free +
epitepalous +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Brodiaea insignis +
Brodiaea +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
cylindrical +
not constricted +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +
24 +, 20 +, 18 +, 16 +, 12 +, 8 +  and 6 +