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Bloomeria crocea (Torr.) Coville

Bloomeria crocea (Torr.) Coville

Bloomeria crocea (Torr.) Coville

Bloomeria crocea is a cormous flowering plant native to western North America from southern California to Baja California.

Brodiaea coronaria (Salisb.) Jeps.

Brodiaea coronaria (Salisb.) Jeps.

Brodiaea coronaria (Salisb.) Jeps.

Brodiaea coronaria is a purple-flowered perennial corm herb whose small corms were harvested for food by Indigenous peoples and early European settlers.

Brodiaea elegans Hoover

Brodiaea elegans Hoover

Brodiaea elegans Hoover

Brodiaea elegans Hoover is a late-blooming purple-flowered perennial wildflower native to Northern California.

Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg

Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg

Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg

Brodiaea terrestris (dwarf brodiaea) is a Brodiaea species native to western North America, with two recognized subspecies.

Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S.Watson

Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S.Watson

Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S.Watson

Camassia leichtlinii, or great camas, is an edible bulb perennial with specific moisture and fire ecology needs.

Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene

Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene

Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene

Camassia quamash, common camas, is a North American perennial bulb grown ornamentally and used traditionally as an edible food source.

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

Camassia scilloides is a bulbous plant with light blue or whitish flowers, whose bulbs were eaten as food by Native American groups.

Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth

Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth

Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth

Chlorogalum pomeridianum is a perennial bulbous soap plant with a range of documented historical uses by people.

Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques

Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques

Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques

Chlorophytum comosum, commonly called spider plant, is a popular, non-toxic houseplant native to much of Africa.

Convallaria majalis L.

Convallaria majalis L.

Convallaria majalis L.

Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley) is a poisonous herbaceous perennial native to Europe with traditional folk medicine uses.

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Cordyline australis, the cabbage tree, is a New Zealand native tree widely cultivated as an ornamental palm-like plant.

Cordyline banksii Hook.f.

Cordyline banksii Hook.f.

Cordyline banksii Hook.f.

Cordyline banksii, a New Zealand cabbage tree, grows across multiple habitats and is easy to cultivate.

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

Cordyline fruticosa (ti) is a palm-like woody ornamental plant with documented traditional uses across the Asia-Pacific region.

Cordyline indivisa (G.Forst.) Endl.

Cordyline indivisa (G.Forst.) Endl.

Cordyline indivisa (G.Forst.) Endl.

Cordyline indivisa is a distinctive broad-leaved New Zealand tree used traditionally by Māori for weaving rain capes.

Cordyline stricta (Sims) Endl.

Cordyline stricta (Sims) Endl.

Cordyline stricta (Sims) Endl.

Cordyline stricta is an ornamental Australian cordyline, the only local species with black fruit, grown in landscaping.

Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel.

Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel.

Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel.

Dasylirion leiophyllum, green sotol, is a Chihuahuan Desert succulent shrub in the asparagus family, used to make the liquor sotol.

Dasylirion texanum Scheele

Dasylirion texanum Scheele

Dasylirion texanum Scheele

Dasylirion texanum is a small grass-like Dasylirion used for food, ornamentation, and ecological restoration.

Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson ex Rothr.

Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson ex Rothr.

Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson ex Rothr.

Dasylirion wheeleri is a slow-growing evergreen desert shrub, grown ornamentally and used to make the drink sotol.

Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth

Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth

Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth

Dichelostemma congestum, or ookow, is a bright purple-flowered flowering plant native to the US Pacific Coast.

Dichelostemma ida-maia (Alph.Wood) Greene

Dichelostemma ida-maia (Alph.Wood) Greene

Dichelostemma ida-maia (Alph.Wood) Greene

Dichelostemma ida-maia is a perennial with a tall bare stem topped by an umbel of red curled-tip flowers.

Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) A.Heller

Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) A.Heller

Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) A.Heller

Dichelostemma multiflorum is a perennial flowering wildflower native to California and Oregon with clustered purple or pink-purple blooms.

Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) A.Heller

Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) A.Heller

Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) A.Heller

Dichelostemma volubile, twining snakelily, is an endemic California wildflower with twining stems and dense clusters of pink flowers.

Dipcadi serotinum (L.) Medik.

Dipcadi serotinum (L.) Medik.

Dipcadi serotinum (L.) Medik.

El - Gadi in 1978 indicated 438.3 (LINN) as the type, but it's associated with Fl. cernuus L. and not original material for H. serotinus.

Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb.

Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb.

Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb.

Dipterostemon capitatus is a herbaceous perennial corm plant native to western North America, with varied uses for people and wildlife.

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