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San Clemente Island brodiaea
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Brodiaeoideae
Genus:	Brodiaea
Species:	B. kinkiensis
Binomial name
Brodiaea kinkiensis T.F.Niehaus (1966) Source: IPNI, NRCS

Brodiaea kinkiensis is a species of Brodiaea also with the common name San Clemente Island brodiaea. This flower is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California.

This flower is not considered endangered, but it is of some concern since its entire wild distribution is limited to the clay mesas of San Clemente Island.

Description

It is a perennial herb. It has one cylindrical leaf alongside a tall stem which bears an inflorescence of one to several bell-shaped blooms. Each flower has six petallike tepals in shades of light purple with darker purple longitudinal stripes or streaks. The fruit is a capsule containing black seeds.

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
2. "Brodiaea kinkiensis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-06-28.
3. NRCS. "Brodiaea kinkiensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-06-28.
4. "Brodiaea kinkiensis Niehaus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
5. "Brodiaea kinkiensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
6. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-10-17.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment

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• NatureServe imperiled species
• Brodiaea
• Endemic flora of California
• Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
• Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
• Plants described in 1996
• Asparagaceae stubs