brodiaea
any of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.
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There are four kinds of Bloomeria, all Californian, resembling brodiaea, but the stamens unlike.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers | Margaret ArmstrongThis looks very much like Golden brodiaea, but the latter has no cup at the base of the stamens.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers | Margaret ArmstrongThere are several kinds of Muilla, much like brodiaea and very much like Allium, but with no onion taste or smell.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers | Margaret ArmstrongThere are many kinds of brodiaea, among the prettiest western flowers.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers | Margaret ArmstrongKroeber thinks that the description indicates the wild onion (brodiaea), called putcu in Coast Miwok, and this is not improbable.
Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579 | Robert F. Heizer
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