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Red Hills Soap Plant

Chlorogalum grandiflorum Hoover

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Chlorogalum grandiflorum is considered by the California Native Plant Society to be endangered in a portion of its range. It is often confused with C. pomeridianum var. minus because of bulb characters, but it can be distinguished by its short, stout pedicels and larger flowers.
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 308, 309 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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Bulbs ovoid, 5–7 cm, tunic reddish to brown, membranous, outer scales with few delicate fibers. Leaves 1–3 dm × 4–12 mm, margins strongly undulate. Panicles 3–10 dm, branches ascending. Flowers vespertine, closed by following morning; tepals recurved at anthesis, white with purplish midvein, linear, 1.5–3 cm; stamens typically slightly shorter than tepals; anthers yellow, 3 mm; pollen yellow; style often exserted after anthesis, 12–28 mm, equal to or slightly longer than tepals; pedicel stout, 2–5 mm, much shorter than perianth. Capsules 5–8 mm.
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Distribution

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Calif.
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Flowering/Fruiting

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Flowering May--Jun.
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Habitat

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Among rocks (usually serpentinite) on open brushy or wooded hills; of conservation concern; 300--500m.
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Chlorogalum grandiflorum

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Chlorogalum grandiflorum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Red Hills soap plant. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills, such as the Red Hills (Tuolumne County), of California, where it grows in chaparral, woodland, and forest.

Description

This uncommon perennial wildflower grows from a red or brown-coated bulb up to 7 centimeters wide. The basal leaves have very wavy edges. The inflorescence may be a meter long and is composed of many flowers, each with six tepals which are white with a purple midvein. The tepals are narrow, up to 3 centimeters long, and curl back as they spread open. Each ephemeral flower opens in the evening and closes by the following morning. There are six stamens tipped with yellow anthers. The fruit is a capsule just over half a centimeter long.

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Chlorogalum grandiflorum: Brief Summary

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Chlorogalum grandiflorum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Red Hills soap plant. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills, such as the Red Hills (Tuolumne County), of California, where it grows in chaparral, woodland, and forest.

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