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Misidentified; should be Brodiaea sierrae

While this species with violet lobes and smooth-edged staminodes is still offered in the horticultural trade as Brodiaea californica it was moved to Brodiaea sierrae by Robert Preston in 2006. Here's the key to that section from Robert Preston's 2006 paper that described the species.

KEY TO BRODIAEA SIERRAE AND RELATED SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA

1a. Staminode margins undulate, 1/2 inrolled, midrib not noticeably thickened; filament apex with linear appendages in all or some of the flowers.

2a. Perianth white to pale violet, lobes ca. 3 times longer than the tube; staminodes reflexed in upper half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. californica

2b. Perianth dark violet, lobes ca. 2 times longer than the tube; staminodes erect, straight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. appendiculata

1b. Staminode margins entire, 1/4 inrolled, midrib noticeably thickened; filament appendages lacking.

3a. Perianth lobes 20–30 mm long, mid-ribs green; staminodes 16–21.5 mm long, styles 15–21 mm long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. leptandra

3b. Perianth lobes 25–38 mm long, mid-ribs redviolet; staminodes 20.5–30 mm long, styles 20–31 mm long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. sierrae

• Preston, Robert (2009), “Brodiaea sierrae (Themidaceae), a New Species from the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California, U.S.A.”, in Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature^[1], volume 16, DOI:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[254:BSTANS]2.0.CO;2., pages 254–259

I will move the file to the Brodiaea sierrae category, but it should also be renamed. Rupert Clayton (talk) 00:16, 4 February 2021 (UTC)