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yellow triteleia

fool's-onion, hyacinth cluster-lily, hyacinth triteleia, white triteleia

Habit Plants 10–30 cm tall. Plants 20–50 cm tall.
Leaves

5–35 cm × 2–8 mm.

10–40 cm × 3–18 mm.

Inflorescences

scapes occasionally scabrous near base.

scapes smooth to scabrous.

Flowers

bright yellow;

perianth 10–20 mm long;

tube 5–10 mm long, tapered at base;

lobes 5–10 mm long;

stamens attached at 2 levels, leaning away from stigma;

filaments linear to slightly widened at base, unequal in length, approximately 1 mm or 3 mm long, not forked;

anthers blue;

ovary 25–33% the length of stalk.

white, sometimes purple tinged;

perianth 10–15 mm long;

tube 2–5 mm long; bowl-shaped at base;

lobes 6–15 mm long;

stamens attached at same level, leaning away from stigma;

filaments somewhat triangular; equal in length, 2–4 mm long, not forked;

anthers white, yellow, or blue;

ovary 2 times the length of stalk.

2n

=16.

=14, 16, 28, 42.

Triteleia crocea

Triteleia hyacinthina

Distribution
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Discussion

Dry open areas and coniferous forests. Flowering Jun–Jul. 200–2100 m. Sisk. CA. Native.

Triteleia crocea is most easily identifiable by its bright yellow flowers.

Wet meadows and slopes, rocky seeps. Flowering May–Jul. 0–2500 m. All ecoregions except Owy. CA, ID, NV, WA. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 165
Stephen Meyers
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 166
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
T. bridgesii, T. grandiflora, T. hendersonii, T. hyacinthina, T. ixioides, T. laxa, T. peduncularis
T. bridgesii, T. crocea, T. grandiflora, T. hendersonii, T. ixioides, T. laxa, T. peduncularis
Synonyms Brodiaea crocea, Triteleia crocea var. crocea Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum
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