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2. Narthecium californicum Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 351. 1876.
California bog-asphodel
Abama californica (Baker) A. Heller; A. occidentalis (A. Gray) A. Heller; Narthecium ossifragum (Linnaeus) Hudson var. occidentale A. Gray
Stems 3.5–6 dm. Leaf blade 1–3 dm × 3–5 mm. Racemes open, 8–15 cm. Tepals 7–10 × 1.5–2.5 mm; stamens 3–4 mm; anthers brick red; pedicel 8–15 mm. Capsules 8–12 mm including beaks. Seeds 1.5–2 mm, 6–8 mm including bristle-tails. 2n = 26.
Flowering mid--late summer. Springs, seeps, and bogs in mountain meadows; 700--2800 m; Calif., Oreg.
Narthecium californicum can be locally common in the northern Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada of California, as well as in southwestern Oregon.
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