Dwarf Soaproot
(Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. minus )
Liliaceae (lily family)

Photo by Joe Molter, BLM

Description: Perennial herb from bulb, with bulb having a membranous coat or with few coarse fibers.  Leaves 8 to 28 inches (20 to 70 cm) long, 1/4 to 1 inch (6 to 25 mm) wide: margins generally wavy.  Inflorescences erect, 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) tall, branches ascending.

Distribution: Inner North Coast Ranges within Tehama County.

Habitat: Serpentine outcrops in oak woodlands, chparral, and valley and foothill grasslands, from 800 to 3000 feet (245 to 915 m) in elevation.

Flowering Period: May to August

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Status: BLM Sensitive, California Native Plant Society List 1B