Calflora Taxon Report
Brodiaea insignis  (Jeps.) T. F. Niehaus
Kaweah brodiaea
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2019 Joe Engelbrecht
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2019 Joe Engelbrecht
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2015 Bill Thiessen
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2019 Joe Engelbrecht
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2023 Chloe and Trevor Van Loon
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2015 Mary Merriman
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2020 Jeff Bisbee
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2014 Bill Thiessen
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.
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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 + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSBrodiaea synandra var. insignis
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[Wikipedia] Rarity, Range, Endangered Status: Brodiaea insignis is a rare species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name Kaweah brodiaea. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of central Tulare County, California, where it grows along the Tule and Kaweah Rivers. It is considered endangered on the state level. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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