Triteleia crocea |
Triteleia hyacinthina |
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yellow triteleia |
fool's-onion, hyacinth cluster-lily, hyacinth triteleia, white triteleia |
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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 |
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Distribution | ||
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 | ||
Synonyms | Brodiaea crocea, Triteleia crocea var. crocea | Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum |
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