Asparagaceae

Twining snakelily

Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) A.Heller

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Dichelostemma

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Twining snakelily: Dichelostemma volubile 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: Twining snakelily

Synonyms

Brodiaea californica Jeps.
Brodiaea volubilis (Kellogg) Baker
Dichelostemma californica (Torr.) Alph.Wood
Hookera volubilis (Kellogg) Jeps.
Macroscapa volubilis Kellogg
Rupalleya volubilis (Kellogg) Morière
Stropholirion californicum Torr.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Calibas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: User:Xerantheum, 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: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 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.