Pink funnel-lily, small-flowered androstephium

Bessera breviflora (S. Watson) Jepson; Brodiaea paysonii A. Nelson; B. breviflora (S. Watson) J. F. Macbride

Leaves 10–30 × 0.15–0.2 cm. Scape 1–3.5 dm, scabrous basally. Inflorescences 3–12-flowered. Flowers: perianth white to light violet-purple, 1.5–2 cm, lobes longer than tube; anthers 2.5–3 mm; pedicel 1.5–3 cm. Capsules 1–1.5 cm. Seeds 6–9 mm.

Flowering spring (Mar--Jun). Desert, arid scrub, dry sandy to rocky soil; 100--1600 m; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Wyo.

Some populations of this species are threatened by off-road vehicle recreation.