Dichelostemma capitatum

Dichelostemma capitatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Dichelostemma
Species: Dichelostemma capitatum
Subspecies: D. c. subsp. capitatum – D. c. subsp. lacuna-vernalis – D. c. subsp. pauciflorum

Name

Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph.Wood, 1868

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Brodiaea capitata Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 339 (1857).
• Homotypic
  • Milla capitata (Benth.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 381 (1870).
  • Hookera capitata (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 712 (1891).
  • Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 111 (1912).
  • Dichelostemma pulchellum var. capitatum (Benth.) Reveal, Taxon 32: 294 (1983).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona; California; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah Regional: Mexico Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Wood, A., 1868. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA 20:173.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dichelostemma capitatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dichelostemma capitatum. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 16 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Dichelostemma capitatum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Dichelostemma capitatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dichelostemma capitatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: blue dicks, purplehead

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