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Images of Brodiaea Species in Mainland & Insular California
Monterey, San Luis Obispo & Kern Counties to the Mexican Border
© W.P. Armstrong, 18 October 2007
**  In general, coastal popultions of BTK have hooded staminodes; however, there is tremendous
variation in staminode shape in other populations, such as the Santa Rosa Plateau and Cuyamaca
Lake.  Potted plants with non-hooded, inrolled staminodes from the Laguna Mountains developed
hooded staminodes like coastal BTK when grown in Escondido. Click Here To View Image.
The flower color for Brodiaea species on this page is blue-purple to violet. In all the following images
I have attempted to match their original color;  however, they may appear different on your monitor.
Brodiaea jolonensis (Monterey County)

  Brodiaea jolonensis Not in Southern Calif.  
Brodiaea jolonensis in Monterey County

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (Coastal Monterey County)

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (Inland San Luis Obispo County)

  B. terrestris ssp. terrestris in San Luis Obispo County  

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Kern County)

  Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis in Kern County  

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Coastal BTK In Southern California)

  Coastal BTK in San Marcos (Coastal San Diego County)  
Coastal BTK above Gaviota Pass (Santa Barbara County)

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Montane BTK In Southern California)

Brodiaeas at Kearny Mesa & Cuyamaca Lake
  Staminode Variation in BTK at Cuyamaca Lake  

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Santa Rosa Plateau, Riverside County)

Brodiaeas on Santa Rosa Plateau & Elsinore Pk
  Staminode Variation in BTK at Santa Rosa Plateau  

Brodiaea filifolia (San Diego & Riverside Counties)

Brodiaea filifolia in San Marcos, San Diego Co.
  Brodiaeas on Santa Rosa Plateau & Elsinore Pk  

Brodiaea orcuttii (Coastal & Montane San Diego County)

  Brodiaea orcuttii in San Marcos, San Diego Co.  
Brodiaeas at Kearny Mesa & Cuyamaca Lake

Brodiaea santarosae (Santa Rosa Plateau, Riverside County)

The flower of Brodiaea santarosae has longer perianth segments than other Brodiaea species in southern California. The total spread of this flower is nearly 50 mm. This species has long filaments like B. orcuttii, but has much larger flowers. It has no staminodes or slender staminodes that vary in length. It is similar to the fertile hybrid between B. filifolia and B. orcuttii, except the flowers are generally about 40 percent larger than the hybrid. See following image comparison between this species and the hybrid.

  Brodiaeas on Santa Rosa Plateau & Elsinore Pk  
Brodiaea santarosae on the Santa Rosa Plateau
Variation in Flowers of Brodiaea santarosae

Brodiaea santarosae compared with B. filifolia x B. orcuttii

  San Marcos Brodiaea Hybrids  
1. Fertile Hybrid: B. filifolia x B. orcuttii
2. Fertile Hybrid: B. filifolia x B. orcuttii
3. Sterile: BTK x B. filifolia or B. orcutii
  Hybrid On Santa Rosa Plateau  
1. A Sterile Hybrid: B. santarosae x BTK

Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans (San Diego County)

Is Brodiaea elegans in San Diego County?
  B. elegans at Mission Trails Regional Park  

Brodiaea kinkiensis (San Clemente Island)

  Brodiaea kinkiensis on San Clemente Island  

Brodiaea species native to southern California: (A) B. orcuttii, (B) B. filifolia, (C) B. santarosae, (D) B. terrestris ssp. kernensis, (E) B. kinkiensis, (F) B. elegans ssp. elegans.

Staminodes of Brodiaea species native to southern California: (A) B. orcuttii, (B) B. filifolia, (C) B. santarosae, (D) B. terrestris ssp. kernensis, (E) B. kinkiensis, (F) B. elegans ssp. elegans.