Dichelostemma congestum
Asparagaceae
Forktooth Ookow
Stem erect. Leaves 3–4, 2–4 in., with deep channel down center. Flower cluster round and dense, fewer than 20 flowers above 4 purple to white bracts. Flowers light to very dark blue or purple, bell-shaped, with 3 fertile stamens, 3 lavender-blue, erect, forked, sharp, tooth-like projections. Blooms later than similar D. capitatum, blue dicks, in open woodlands, grasslands.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Flower Form: 6 Petals, Lily family
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 8–40 inches
- Habitat: Meadow, Shrub-Steppe, West-side Forest
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, East Gorge, Olympic NP, Siskiyous
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Brodiaea congesta
