Brodiaea, Elegant;  Brodiaea elegans

Late Bloomer.  Funnel-like flowers, long flower stalks at the top of stem, 6 violet to blue-purple petals, the only Brodiaea species found at Bridgeport. Notes: Lily family.  A number of species were moved from the genus Brodiaea to others such as Dichelstemma and Triteleia.  They are close relatives.  Older editions of wildflower books still list many of the these as Brodiaea and sometimes people on the walks will question that.  James Brodi was a Scottish botanist of the late 1700a and early 1800s Click on species name below to go to USDA for this species. 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 Brodiaea Sm. -- brodiaea                                     Species Brodiaea elegans Hoover -- harvest brodiaea Contains 2 Subspecies and 2 accepted taxa overall

Brodiaea, Elegant  (Brodiaea elegans)