Asparagaceae
Roundtooth snakelily
Dichelostemma multiflorum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Dichelostemma
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 多花蓝壶韭
- English
- Roundtooth snakelily
Synonyms
- Brodiaea grandiflora var. brachypoda Torr.
- Brodiaea multiflora Benth.
- Brodiaea parviflora Torr. & A.Gray
- Dichelostemma parviflorum (Torr. & A.Gray) Keator
- Hookera multiflora (Benth.) Britten
- Hookera parviflora (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 827 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: calibas, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xerantheum at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chaye Vail, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.