Bloomeria | |
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Bloomeria crocea near Pomona, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
Genus: |
Bloomeria Kellogg |
Bloomeria, a geophyte in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae, was named for Hiram Green Bloomer (1819–1874) an early San Francisco botanist. It consists of three species native to California and Baja California: