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Distribution by County   1174    
Brodiaea elegans  Hoover
Harvest brodiaea
Brodiaea elegans is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 72 Lake: 43 Sacramento: 214 Solano: 33
Amador: 17 Madera: 17 San Benito: 7 Sonoma: 122
Butte: 134 Marin: 182 San Bernardino: 3 Stanislaus: 13
Calaveras: 42 Mariposa: 87 San Diego: 7 Sutter: 4
Colusa: 15 Mendocino: 43 San Francisco: 12 Tehama: 118
Contra Costa: 120 Merced: 6 San Joaquin: 1 Trinity: 47
Del Norte: 17 Modoc: 3 San Mateo: 58 Tulare: 56
El Dorado: 83 Mono: 3 Santa Clara: 77 Tuolumne: 183
Fresno: 84 Monterey: 8 Santa Cruz: 21 Ventura: 1
Glenn: 2 Napa: 50 Shasta: 21 Yolo: 8
Humboldt: 60 Nevada: 51 Sierra: 7 Yuba: 13
Kern: 3 Placer: 35 Siskiyou: 24

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/16/2026).