Summary ²

Dichelostemma capitatum (syn. D. pulchellum), known by the common names blue dicks, purplehead and brodiaea (alternately spelled brodiea and brodeia), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Western United States (particularly Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, and New Mexico) and northwest Mexico.

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1. (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/54259492@N00/3359300747
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichelostemma capitatum

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• iNat taxon page
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
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