Asparagaceae

Dwarf brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Brodiaea

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Dwarf brodiaea: Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris — Dwarf brodiaea. At the University of California Botanical Garden , Berkeley, California — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Dwarf brodiaea

Synonyms

Hookera terrestris (Kellogg) Britton ex Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.