Scientific name:

Dipterostemon capitatus subsp. Capitatus

Family: Brodiaea or Themidaceae

Blooms: Mar–June

Plant Height: 5–70 cm

Habitat: Flats and hillsides

About: This is a common plant, easily recognized by its dense heads of 6–15 blue to pink-purple flowers. Each flower is 6-lobed and has a distinctive triangular crown in the center. This crown leans in towards the anthers, but is reflexed, and deeply notched at the tip. There are 2–3 slender leaves as long as or longer than the stems.

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