Dichelostemma congestum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
Genus: | Dichelostemma |
Species: | D. congestum
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Binomial name | |
Dichelostemma congestum | |
Synonyms | |
Brodiaea congestum |
Dichelostemma congestum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name ookow or fork-toothed ookow. [1] It is native to California, Oregon and Washington. [2]
Its tall, thin, naked stem is topped with an inflorescence packed densely with six to 15 flowers, each about a centimeter wide and long, with usually six petal-like lobes in shades of bright purple.
It was first published in 1811 as Brodiaea congesta.