Brodiaea coronaria (Salisbury) Engler var. kernensis Hoover, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 22: 561. 1939; B. elegans Hoover var. australis Hoover

Leaves not very lunate in cross section. Scape 2–20 cm. Flowers 26–33 mm; perianth tube 11–13 mm, lobes 15–20 mm; anthers 5–6 mm; ovary 8–9 mm; style 7–9 mm; pedicel 1–7 cm. 2n = 48.

Flowering spring (Apr--Jun). Grasslands, open foothill woodlands; 0--1500 m; Calif.

Subspecies kernensis is common and widespread in central and southern California. It appears to be an octoploid version of subsp. terrestris.