Indian valley brodiaea

Hookera rosea Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 137. 1886; Brodiaea coronaria var. rosea (Greene) Hoover; B. rosea (Greene) Baker

Corm coat thin. Scape 4–7 cm. Flowers: perianth rosy purple or rose, tube 7–9 cm, lobes 12–18 mm; anther apex rounded; staminodia white to pink; ovary 6–8 mm; style 6–8 mm. 2n = 12.

Flowering spring (late May--Jun). Grasslands, often on serpentine; 0--100 m; Calif.

This is a rare taxon known only from three localities in the northern Coast Ranges of California. It is in cultivation.