Bloomeria

Bloomeria
Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Bloomeria
Kellogg

Bloomeria is a genus of flowering plants with a geophyte lifestyle in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. It was named for Hiram Green Bloomer (1819–1874), an early San Francisco botanist.

Species

It consists of three species native to California and Baja California:

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Bloomeria clevelandii S. WatsonSan Diego County and northern Baja California
Bloomeria crocea (Torrey) CovilleBaja California, California
Bloomeria humilis Hoovercentral coast of California (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties)

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Brodiaeoideae
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
  4. ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 336, Bloomeria Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 11. 1863.