Thread-Leaved Brodiaea (Brodiaea filifolia)

4/17/05 Loop trail from boardwalk at main vernal pool, Vernal Pool Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Riverside County, CA

 5/22/10 Vernal Pool Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, SW Riverside County, CA

  5/22/10 Vernal Pool Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, SW Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Thread-Leaved Brodiaea

SPECIES: Brodiaea filifolia

FAMILY: Themidaceae (Brodiaea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/17/2005

LOCATION: Loop trail from boardwalk at main vernal pool, Vernal Pool Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Inflorescence: axis 20–30 cm; pedicels 1–4 cm

Flower: perianth violet-red-purple, tube 6–8 mm, narrowly cylindric (transparent, splitting in fruit), lobes widely spreading, 10–14 mm; staminodes ± inconspicuous, 2–4 mm, tapered, reflexed against perianth; filaments 0.5–1 mm, triangular-winged, anthers 3–5 mm, with a wide notch between pollen chambers; ovary 4–5 mm, style 6–7 mm

Ecology: Grassland, vernal pools

Elevation: 60–300 m.  

Bioregional distribution: s South Coast (w San Diego Co.), w Peninsular Ranges (Riverside, San Diego cos.).Threatened by development, vehicles

Horticultural information: In cultivation.