Dichelostemma volubile

Dichelostemma volubile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Brodiaeoideae
Genus:	Dichelostemma
Species:	D. volubile
Binomial name
Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) A. Heller

Dichelostemma volubile is a species of flowering plant known by the common names twining snakelily and twining brodiaea. This wildflower is endemic to the mountain foothills of California, where it grows in scrub and woodland.

Dichelostemma volubile grows tall, erect, naked stems topped with spherical inflorescences of up to 30 densely-packed pink flowers. Each flower is a tube up to a centimeter long with a spreading corolla of six petal-like lobes. The purplish or reddish stems may twine tightly around each other and occasionally other plants.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Photo gallery

This Asparagales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Dichelostemma Endemic flora of California Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.) Flora of California chaparral and woodlands Asparagales stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels John H. Murphy Look at other dictionaries: Dichelostemma volubile — ID 26916 Symbol Key DIVO Common Name twining snakelily Family Liliaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Vine, Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) A. Heller — Symbol DIVO Common Name twining snakelily Botanical Family Liliaceae …   Scientific plant list Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) A. Heller — Symbol DIVO Common Name twining snakelily Botanical Family Liliaceae …   Scientific plant list Dichelostemma — Dichelostemma …   Wikipédia en Français Dichelostemma — capitatum Scientific classification …   Wikipedia Dichelostemma — Dichelostemma …   Wikipédia en Français snake lily — a Californian plant, Dichelostemma volubile, of the amaryllis family, having a twining stem and an umbel of rose red or pink flowers. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium snake lily — noun 1. : blue flag 2. : a climbing and twining herb (Brodiaea volubilis) that is native to the southwestern United States but cultivated elsewhere for its showy umbels of rose red or pinkish flowers * * * a Californian plant, Dichelostemma… …   Useful english dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”