Dwarf Brodiaea (Brodiaea terrestris) The distinctive feature are the white anthers with U-shaped notches. Flowers are violet, 6-petaled, bell-shaped, and appear waxy. 3 staminodes (sterile stamens) are white, noticeably incurved on the sides, and slightly reflexed at the tip. Peak bloom time: April-June. Dwarf Brodiaea is a native, perennial, very low-growing plant in the Agave and Allies (Asparagaceae) family that arises from a corm (bulb-like underground stem). It grows in grassland, disturbed soils, often in vernal pools, and sometimes in serpentine soil. There are several subspecies.

Calflora (includes species distribution map in CA) https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=1186

Jepson eFlora Brodiaea terrestris https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=16154 and
Jepson eFlora Brodiaea terrestris terrestris https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=49464

Flora of Fort Ord: Monterey County, California, David Styer, 2019, p. 257.

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 332, 335.

Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 143.

Monterey County Wildflowers, Trees & Ferns https://montereywildflowers.com/themidaceae/

Fort Ord A Love Story, Dorothy E. Denning, 2024 (1,000+ color photos)

Native American Ethnobotany: Traditional Native Plant Uses (U.S. plants for medicines, fibers, tools): http://naeb.brit.org/

Leaf Terminology: Simple Diagrams/Definitions: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Leaf_morphology.svg

Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, 2nd ed., by James G. Harris and M. W. Harris, 2022.

Flora of North America http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Main_Page (search by scientific name)

5-minute video of Fort Ord Flora and Fauna, produced by David Styer: https://fortordcleanup.com/archives/2020/natural-treasures-of-fort-ord-90-amazing-photographs/

Dwarf Brodiaea (Brodiaea terrestris) The distinctive feature are the white anthers with U-shaped notches. Flowers are violet, 6-petaled, bell-shaped, and appear waxy. 3 staminodes (sterile stamens) are white, noticeably incurved on the sides, and slightly reflexed at the tip. Peak bloom time: April-June. Dwarf Brodiaea is a native, very low-growing plant in the Agave and Allies (Asparagaceae) family that arises from a corm (bulb-like underground stem). It grows in grassland, disturbed soils, often in vernal pools, and sometimes in serpentine soil. There are several subspecies.

Jepson eFlora Brodiaea terrestris https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=16154 and
Jepson eFlora Brodiaea terrestris terrestris https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=49464

Flora of Fort Ord: Monterey County, California, David Styer, 2019, p. 257.

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 332, 335.

Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 143.

Monterey County Wildflowers, Trees & Ferns https://montereywildflowers.com/themidaceae/

Fort Ord A Love Story, Dorothy E. Denning, 2024 (1,000+ color photos)

Native American Ethnobotany: Traditional Native Plant Uses (U.S. plants for medicines, fibers, tools): http://naeb.brit.org/

Leaf Terminology: Simple Diagrams/Definitions: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Leaf_morphology.svg

Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, 2nd ed., by James G. Harris and M. W. Harris, 2022.

Flora of North America http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Main_Page (search by scientific name)

5-minute video of Fort Ord Flora and Fauna, produced by David Styer: https://fortordcleanup.com/archives/2020/natural-treasures-of-fort-ord-90-amazing-photographs/