Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Harvest Brodiaea

Brodiaea coronaria - Common, early summer, perennial, 3-10 in. Stem erect. Leaves from base, grass-like, withering before bloom time. Flower clusters open on uneven stalks. Flower lavender blue, violet, or rose, vase-shaped, consisting of 6 petals, 3 fertile stamens, and 3 sterile staminodes that are flat, wider at base, with margins tightly rolled and leaning inward toward stamens. Grows in grasslands, volcanic mesas, often in large populations, at low to mid elevations.