PLANTS Profile for Dichelostemma capitatum (bluedicks)

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Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood
bluedicks

Symbol:

DICA14

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Santa Barbara Co., Channel Islands National Park, Santa Cruz Island, South Ridge Road. April 17, 2008. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood

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Distribution:
Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood


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USA (AZ, CA, NM, NV, OR, UT)

Related Taxa:
Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 6 species in Dichelostemma or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood ssp. capitatum. . Image Available.

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
bluedicks

Distribution of Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood ssp. pauciflorum (Torr.) G. Keator. . Image Available.

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum
bluedicks

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Dichelostemma Kunth – snakelily
Species	Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood – bluedicks

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Dichelostemma pulchellum var. pauciflorum [=DICAP]
		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502046.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 08:04 AM CDT