Brodiaea insignis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Brodiaea insignis (Jeps.) T. F. Niehaus

Kaweah brodiaea

2019 Joe Engelbrecht

2007 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

2005 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

Brodiaea insignis is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search (38 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Brodiaea synandra var. insignis

Information about Brodiaea insignis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BRIN5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/01/2023).