Brodiaea

Cluster-lily
Brodiaea californica ssp. leptandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Brodiaea
Sm.
Type species
Brodiaea coronaria
(Salisb.) Jeps.
Synonyms[1]

Hookera Salisb., rejected name

Brodiaea /ˌbroʊˈdiːə, ˌbroʊdiˈiːə/,[citation needed] also known by the common name cluster-lilies, is a monocot genus of flowering plants.

One school of thought places the genus in the family Themidaceae, while another school of thought places it in the subfamily Brodiaeoideae of the family Asparagaceae.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The USDA Plants Database still classifies the genus Brodiaea in the family Liliaceae.[9]

Brodiaea species occur along the Pacific Coast region of North America, from British Columbia throughout California into the Baja California Peninsula.[10] They are especially common in northern California.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Jepson Herbarium, Jepson eFlora: Key to Themidaceae . accessed 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ Jepson Herbarium, Jepson eFlora: Brodiaea, family Themidaceae . accessed 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ Calflora Database: Themidaceae genera . accessed 1 May 2016.
  5. ^ Calflora: Brodiaea, family Themidaceae . accessed 1 May 2016.
  6. ^ Pires, J. C.; Sytsma, K. J. (1 August 2002). "A phylogenetic evaluation of a biosystematic framework: Brodiaea and related petaloid monocots (Themidaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 89 (8): 1342–1359. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.8.1342. PMID 21665737.
  7. ^ Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Brodiaeoideae".
  8. ^ Pires, J. Chris. "63. Brodiaea Smith". Flora of North America. Vol. 26. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. Page 20, 53, 55, 321, 326, 328, 331, 332, 336, 3. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  9. ^ USDA Plants Database: Classification of Brodiaea . accessed 1 May 2016.
  10. ^ USDA Plants: Distribution map of Brodiaea