Narthecium californicum
Baker
Family:
Nartheciaceae
California Bog Asphodel
FNA
Resources
Frederick H. Utech in Flora of North America (vol. 26)
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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