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Santa Rosa Basalt Brodiaea

(Brodiaea santarosae)


This species was previously confused
with B. filifolia and B. orcuttii.
The following images show brodiaea flowers that superficially resemble an oversized B. orcuttii, except they have longer filaments & styles. They also have slender, erect or spreading staminodes.

The total perianth is about 33 mm long. Other dimensions include: staminode length = 8 mm; anther length = 7 mm; filament length = 6 mm; style length = 12 mm. A B. orcuttii x B. filifolia hybrid in San Marcos has similar but smaller flowers with shorter filaments and staminodes.

 B. orcuttii x B. filifolia Hybrid in San Marcos 

A crab spider waiting for its prey.

A crab spider waiting for its prey.

Perhaps my best image of this remarkable species.

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