Soap Plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum)
Aliases: Amole
Habitat: Dry areas below 5,000 feet.
Flowering Season: May - August
Size: This isn't one of those modest little flowers that you might accidentally trample without noticing. The blooms are often a couple inches in diameter, and the plants themselves can reach several feet high. Though you won't run over a mature plant without smacking yourself in the nose, you might walk past one in the daytime without realizing it's a soap plant, since the flowers don't open until around sunset.
This Photo: Above the Fresno River north of Oakhurst, mid June. Elevation about 2,300 feet (700 meters).
More Soap Plant Pictures
 The Plant |
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