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Brodiaea minor is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common names dwarf brodiaea and vernalpool brodiaea. It is endemic to central California, where it grows in the grassland habitat of the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills. It is a small perennial producing an erect flower cluster up to 10 centimeters tall which bears light purple flowers on short pedicels. Each flower is urn-shaped with narrow, spreading petals 1 to 2 centimeters long. In the center of the flower are three fertile stamens and three prominent, protruding sterile stamens known as staminodes.
Perennial herb, Geophyte
4 in Tall
Blue, Lavender, Purple
Spring, Summer
Full Sun
Low, Very Low
Moderate
Fast, Medium, Slow
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Grassy or gravelly clay places
Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland