Brodiaea minor

(Bentham) S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 236. 1879.

Common names: Dwarf brodiaea
Endemic
Basionym: Brodiaea grandiflora var. minor Bentham Pl. Hartw., 340. 1857
Synonyms: Brodiaea minor var. nana (Hoover) Hoover Brodiaea nana (Bentham) Britten ex Greene Hookera minor
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 326. Mentioned on page 322, 327.

Scape 2–10 cm, slender. Flowers 14–24 mm; perianth pale bluish to lilac, rotate, tube urceolate, strongly constricted above ovary, 6–10 mm, tough, opaque, not splitting in fruit, lobes widely spreading, 11–17 mm, inner 5–7 mm wide; filaments 0.5–4 mm, base not triangular, with narrow abaxial wings, appendages absent; anthers linear, 1–5 mm, apex hooked; staminodia erect, held close to stamens, white, broad, 5–8 mm, margins 1/2 involute at midlength, apex notched; ovary 3–4 mm; style 5–6 mm; pedicel 1–3 cm. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–early May).
Habitat: Grasslands, gravelly clay soils
Elevation: 0–500 m

Discussion

Brodiaea minor grows along the low foothills of the Sierra Nevada range. It is very similar to B. purdyi, which may be only a subspecies of it.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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cordate +  and linear +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
notched +  and hooked +
J. Chris Pires +
(Bentham) S. Watson +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
not triangular +
Brodiaea grandiflora var. minor +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
crescent--shaped +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
tunicate +  and scaly +
Dwarf brodiaea +
fibrous-coated +
0–500 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 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 +
Grasslands, gravelly clay soils +
bracteate +, open +  and umbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
persistent +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
pale bluish +  and lilac +
alternating +  and opposite +
Flowering spring (Apr–early May). +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
cylindrical +
slender +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
rounded +  and flattened +
adnate +  and free +
epitepalous +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Brodiaea minor var. nana +, Brodiaea nana +  and Hookera minor +
Brodiaea minor +
Brodiaea +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
urceolate +
constricted +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +
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