Flower Pots 2008 (Part 2)
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Brodiaea Images Spring 2008: Part 2
Grown In Flower Pots In San Marcos, California
© W.P. Armstrong 1 June 2008
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All images on this page were taken with a Nikon D-40x and 60mm Micro Nikkor macro lens using a
Phoenix RF46N ring flash. The flower color for Brodiaea species on this page is blue-purple to violet.
I have attempted to match their natural color; however, they may appear different on your monitor.
Themidaceae: Brodiaea Family

Brodiaea santarosae (Santa Rosa Plateau, Riverside County)

Figure 4B. The Santa Rosa Basalt Brodiaea (Brodiaea santarosae). Not the long stamens and long, thread-like staminodes.

Figure 7B. Comparison of Brodiaea flowers: A = B. santarosae, B = B. orcuttii x filifolia, C = B. orcuttii, D = B. filifolia. The perianth of B. santarosae in this image has a spread of 4 centimeters. The hybrid flower is about 40% smaller than B. santarosae. Its shape and size resembles B. orcuttii, except it has filiform staminodes like B. filifolia.

Figure 8B. Comparison of potted Brodiaea santarosae from the Santa Rosa Plateau (A) with potted B. terrestris ssp. kernensis. The B. santarosae plant is 76 cm tall, the tallest species of Brodiaea in southern California.

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis x B. santarosae (Santa Rosa Plateau)
[This sterile, seedless hybrid typically has anther sacs that do not produce pollen.]

Figure 10. A sterile hybrid Brodiaea on the Santa Rosa Plateau. The parents are presumably B. santarosae and B. terrestris ssp. kernensis which have different chromosome numbers.

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