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blue dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 2,176, February 3,075, March 8,091, April 8,944, May 2,704, June 1,738, July 1,489, August 1,516, September 1,924, October 1,966, November 2,527, December 1,948.
United States41,340
California37,664
Arizona2,740
Mexico827
Baja California809
Utah230
Nevada227
Oregon171
New Mexico70
Sonora15

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
Familyagave and allies · Asparagaceae
GenusDipterostemon

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