Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S.Watson
First published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 45: 236 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Central California. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
California
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Brodiaea grandiflora var. minor Benth. in Pl. Hartw.: 340 (1857)
- Hookera minor (S.Watson) Britten ex Greene in Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 136 (1887)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Brodiaea purdyi Eastw. in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 6: 427 (1896)
- Hookera minor var. multiflora Britten in J. Bot. 24: 51 (1886)
- Hookera purdyi A.Heller in Muhlenbergia 6: 83 (1910)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
- Preston, R.E. (2006). A reconsideration of Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S. Watson and Brodiaea purdyi Eastwood (Themidaceae), with the resurrection of Brodiaea nana Hoover. Madroño 53: 46-54.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Preston, R.E. (2006). A reconsideration of Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S. Watson and Brodiaea purdyi Eastwood (Themidaceae), with the resurrection of Brodiaea nana Hoover. Madroño 53: 46-54.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1968 | Coulter [742], USA | K000457455 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 1968 | Hartweg [2002], California | K000457456 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Hoover, R.F. [4394], USA | K000457454 | No | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.], USA | K000802768 | Yes | |||
| Douglas [s.n.], California | K000802769 | Yes | |||
| Roderick, W. [s.n.], USA | Brodiaea purdyi | K000457459 | No | ||
| Heller, A.A. [5524], USA | Brodiaea purdyi | K000457458 | No | ||
| Halliday [s.n.], USA | Brodiaea purdyi | K000457460 | No | ||
| Constance, L. [2825], USA | Brodiaea purdyi | K000457457 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0