Golden Stars (Bloomeria crocea)

5/7/05 Pentachaeta Trail, Triunfo Creek Park, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, CA 

6/1/03 San Juan Loop Trail, San Mateo Canyon, Santa Ana Mountains, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Golden Stars

SPECIES: Bloomeria crocea 

FAMILY: Themidaceae (Brodiaea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 6/1/2003

LOCATION: San Juan Loop Trail, San Mateo Canyon, Santa Ana Mountains, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Leaf generally 1, < 30 cm

Inflorescence 15–60 cm; pedicels 2–6 cm

Flower: perianth lobes abruptly spreading, 8–12 mm

Ecology: Grassland, open woodlands, chaparral edges

Elevation: < 1700 m.  

Bioregional distribution: South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges 

Distribution outside California: n Baja California

Synonyms: vars. aurea (Kellogg) J.W. Ingram and montana (Greene) J.W. Ingram 

Horticultural information: In cultivation.