Asparagaceae
Ookow
Dichelostemma congestum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Dichelostemma
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 艳丽韭, 蓝壶韭
- English
- Ookow
Synonyms
- Brodiaea congesta Sm.
- Brodiaea pulchella Greene
- Dichelostemma pulchellum (Salisb.) A.Heller
- Dipterostemon pulchellus (Salisb.) Rydb.
- Hookera congesta (Sm.) Jeps.
- Hookera pulchella Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 3,116 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Lindsey K. Wise, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Benotsch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Merlla McLaughlin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lee Cain, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xerantheum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mike Unger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.