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Broad-flowered gilia Gilia latiflora ssp. latiflora Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821] |
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Blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Themidaceae |
Extensive research has not turned up any definitive answer to the question of why this plant is so named, but it seems likely that its name derived as a nickname shortened from Dick-el-OS-tem-ma, which was an epithet first published in 1843. NOTE: the generic name has been changed to Dipterostemon, so perhaps this should be called blue dips. |
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Desert zygadene Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum Melanthiaceae |
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Ironclad beetle Asbolus verrucosus Tenebrionidae |
Inflated beetle Cysteodemus armatus Meloidae |
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Cushion cryptantha |
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