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*Dichelostemma congestum (Smith) Kunth. Common name: Ookow, Blue-dicks. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Pacific northwestern North America. Cultivated and escaped in the Piedmont of nc. GA (Jones & Coile 1988; specimen at GA).

Origin/Endemic status: W. North America

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA26, K4, Mo1, NSProv, POWO; = Brodiaea congesta Sm. Basionym: Brodiaea congesta Sm. 1811

Links to other floras: = Dichelostemma congestum - FNA26

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