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Bloomeria humilis is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family, or alternately the Themidaceae, which is known by the common name dwarf goldenstar. It is endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California, where it is known from only one occurrence on the coastline near San Simeon. It is a plant of the local chaparral and coastal grassland. It is a perennial herb growing from a corm and producing one or two narrow leaves up to 10 centimeters long. The flower cluster is up to 8 or 10 centimeters tall and bears several flowers, each on a pedicel. The flower has six brown-stippled yellow petals each up to a centimeter long. The fruit is a capsule about half a centimeter in length.
Perennial herb, Geophyte
4 in Tall
Yellow, Brown
Full Sun
Moderate
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Edges of grassy places
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Northern Coastal Scrub, Valley Grassland