Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Cox, Fran

Brodiaea terrestris

Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg

Dwarf Brodiaea

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: BRTE4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

1 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.
Fruit: Seeds black.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA , OR

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Brodiaea terrestris in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Brodiaea terrestris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Brodiaea terrestris

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-10
Research By: CBR

Go back