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Cuyamaca Lake Brodiaeas
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake
Until a satisfactory name is applied to these populations, I will refer to
southern California populations
previously called "Brodiaea jolonensis" as
"Coastal BTK" and mountain populations previously called
"Brodiaea terrestris ssp.
kernensis" as "Montane BTK."
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The flower color for Brodiaea species on this page is blue-purple to violet. In the following images
I have attempted to match their true color; however, they may appear different on your monitor.
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1. Erect Staminodes That Are Slightly Inrolled & Non-Hooded
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005).
2. Erect Staminodes That Are Inrolled & Non-Hooded
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005).
3. Short, Outward-Spreading Staminodes That Are Inrolled & Non-Hooded
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Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (1 July 2005) with short, spreading staminodes that are inrolled and non-hooded. Note the U-shaped apical notch in anther connective (white arrow).
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4. Slightly Inrolled Staminodes Leaning Inward Toward Stamens
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005).
5. Erect Staminodes That Are Hooded
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005).
6. Aberrant Staminodes That Bear Anthers At Their Apex
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Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005) with aberrant staminodes. This clonal population has staminodes bearing fertile anthers at their apices (red arrow). The population was approximately 2 meters in diameter.
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Sectional view of Montane BTK flower from Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005). The aberrant staminode bears a fertile anther at its apex.
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7. Robust Montane BTK With Multiple Scapes
8. Robust Montane BTK With Single Scapes
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005).
9. Robust Montane BTK With Short Scapes
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005).
Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake (17 June 2005).
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Montane BTK showing the young, linear leaves of a single plant photographed on 19 December 2005. The plant was grown in Escondido from a corm collected near Cuyamaca Lake the previous summer. The leaves were 4 inches (10 cm) in length and crescent-shaped in cross section.
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10. Connate Ring In Montane BTK at Cuyamaca Lake
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BTK from Cuyamaca Lake in San Diego County. Although some flowers of Montane BTK do not have an apparent connate ring or ridge between the bases of adjacent stamens and filaments, there is a faint ring in this flower. The staminodes are strongly inrolled in the upper half, but not hooded at the apex. This flower has characteristics that overlap with other Coastal and Montane BTK in southeren California. It is also similar to BTK in Kern County. The flower length from junction with pedicel to tip of perianth segment is 35 mm.
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