Brodiaea's a genus of monocotyledon flowering plants, also known by the common name cluster-lilies. Brodiaea species occur in the West Coast of the United States, especially northern California. Taxonomic history Specimens of Brodiaea were first collected by Archibald Menzies, botanist to the Vancouver Expedition, in 1792. Menzies collected the plant from the vicinity of the Strait of Georgia, named New Georgia by George Vancouver. The first published reference to the plant appears in James Edw… (More on Brodiaea)