Dichelostemma congestum

Dichelostemma congestum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Brodiaeoideae
Genus:	Dichelostemma
Species:	D. congestum
Binomial name
	Dichelostemma congestum; (Sm.) Kunth
Synonyms
	Brodiaea congestum

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Dichelostemma congestum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name ookow or fork-toothed ookow.^[1] It is native to California, Oregon and Washington.^[2]

Its tall, thin, naked stem is topped with an inflorescence packed densely with six to 15 flowers, each about a centimeter wide and long, with usually six petal-like lobes in shades of bright purple.

It was first published in 1811 as Brodiaea congesta.

References

^ "Dichelostemma congestum Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
^ "Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

External links

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[1] "Dichelostemma congestum Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

[2] "Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

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