Dichelostemma capitatum

Desert Hyacinth; Blue Dicks

A member of the Liliaceae, the Lily Family

Inflorescences.

Off of Lanfair Road at end of pavement, to the east at ca. 3400 feet elevation.

23 March 2008.

Flowering habit.

Same plant as in prior image.

23 March 2008.

Detail of basal leaves.

Same vicinity as prior images.

23 March 2008.

Habitat, the subject to the left of the tape measure at lower center and
almost invisible at this distance.

Vontrigger Hills in background.

Same plant as prior image.

23 March 2008.

This page created 6 September 2008.

Mojave National Preserve, California

An unofficial website to celebrate the landscapes and life

of this eastern Mojave Desert region

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Mojave National Preserve, California *An unofficial website to celebrate the landscapes and life* *of this eastern Mojave Desert region*
Information	Map	Photo Tour
Plants	Animals	Links
This website created by Lee Dittmann of Mindbird Maps & Books, a Kingman, Arizona retail store. You can help support the development and maintenance of this site with your purchases of maps, magnifiers, field notebooks, field guides, and much more from the Mindbird website. See the Mindbird Maps & Books website at www.mindbird.com.