Dichelostemma congestum
Species of flowering plant
| Dichelostemma congestum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Dichelostemma |
| Species: | D. congestum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth | |
| Synonyms | |
| Brodiaea congestum | |
Dichelostemma congestum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name ookow or fork-toothed ookow.[1] It is native to California, Oregon and Washington.[2]
Its tall, thin, naked stem is topped with an inflorescence packed densely with six to 15 flowers, each about a centimeter wide and long, with usually six petal-like lobes in shades of bright purple.
It was first published in 1811 as Brodiaea congesta.
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Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Characters of a new Liliaceous Genus called Brodiaea
- Calflora Database: Dichelostemma congestum (Fork Toothed Ookow, ookow)
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Dichelostemma congestum
- USDA Plants Profile for Dichelostemma congestum (ookow)
- Dichelostemma congestum — UC Photos gallery
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