Dipterostemon

For Old World desert hyacinths, see Cistanche.

Dipterostemon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Dipterostemon
Rydb.[2]
Species:
D. capitatus
Binomial name
Dipterostemon capitatus
(Benth.) Rydb.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Brodiaea capitata Benth.
  • Dichelostemma pulchellum var. capitatum (Benth.) Reveal
  • Hookera capitata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Milla capitata (Benth.) Baker

Dipterostemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae. Its only species is Dipterostemon capitatus, synonym Dichelostemma capitatum,[2] known by the common names blue dicks, wild hyacinth,[3] purplehead and brodiaea (alternately spelled brodiea and brodeia[4]), native to the Western United States (particularly Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, and New Mexico) and northwest Mexico.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference POWO_82063-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference POWO_296494-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Blue Dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum". calscape.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Herbs[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Dichelostemma capitatum". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.