elegant brodiaea

elegant brodiaea
noun
brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
Syn: ↑Brodiaea elegans
Hypernyms: ↑brodiaea
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Brodiaea

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