Wood ssp. capitatum
Pronunciation: di-kel-o-STEM-ma kap-i-TAY-tum
Common name: Blue dicks
Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
Habitat: Plains and hillsides below yellow pine
forest, open woodlands, scrub, desert, grasslands,
to about 6000'
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Dichelostemma
2) capitatum