Ecoguardian Christine Chourmouzis identified this new plant at Race Rocks on June 7, 2026. She wrote: Two tiny harvest brodiaea (crown brodiaea) about 5cm tall were found on the rocks west of the Student Building. It is a native plant not yet found on Race Rocks. The closest sighting I could find was by the famous botanist Adolf Ceska on the shore across Race Passage in the 1985. It grows from southern BC to California on dry grassy sites or rock bluffs and has traditionally been harvested for its small, nutty flavoured corm which can be eaten raw or cooked.
An interesting story about taxonomists who disagreed on the name can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodiaea#Nomenclature
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Brodiaea |
| Species: |
B. coronaria
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| Binomial name | |
|---|---|
| Brodiaea coronaria | |
Other Angiosperms at Race Rocks.
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 The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. |