Dipterostemon

For Old World desert hyacinths, see Cistanche.

Dipterostemon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Dipterostemon
Rydb.
Species:
D. capitatus
Binomial name
Dipterostemon capitatus
(Benth.) Rydb.
Synonyms
  • Brodiaea capitata Benth.
  • Dichelostemma pulchellum var. capitatum (Benth.) Reveal
  • Hookera capitata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Milla capitata (Benth.) Baker

Dipterostemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae. Its only species is Dipterostemon capitatus, synonym Dichelostemma capitatum, known by the common names blue dicks, wild hyacinth, purplehead and brodiaea (alternately spelled brodiea and brodeia), native to the Western United States (particularly Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, and New Mexico) and northwest Mexico.

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