Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-633.63.__
Dichelostemma capitatum
Name: from the Greek for "toothed crown", refers to the stamen appendages.
Genus: 4 species; close to Brodiaea
Region: North America, California, New Mexico, Mexico.
Botany: perennial corms; inflorescence raceme or umbel-like; flowers bell- or tube-shaped, with capsules with black seeds.