Asparagaceae

Bluedicks

Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph.Wood

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Dichelostemma

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Bluedicks: Dichelostemma capitatum — Blue dicks. Plant of California chaparral and woodlands habitats. In the Voorhis Ecological Reserve at California State Polytechnic Un — Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 头花蓝壶韭
English: Bluedicks

Synonyms

Brodiaea capitata Benth.
Dichelostemma pulchellum var. capitatum (Benth.) Reveal
Dipterostemon capitatus (Benth.) Rydb.
Hookera capitata (Benth.) Kuntze
Milla capitata (Benth.) Baker

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 15,816 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dawn Endico from Menlo Park, California, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.