Triteleia hendersonii |
Triteleia |
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Henderson's triteleia |
triplet-lily, triteleia |
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Habit | Plants 20–70 cm tall. | Herbs perennial; scapose; corms present. |
Leaves | 15–45 cm × 2–14 mm. |
basal, 1–3; blades narrowly lanceolate; entire, glabrous, keeled. |
Inflorescences | scapes occasionally scabrous near base. |
open umbels, 2–30-flowered; scapes smooth, scabrous or scabrous only at base; bracts lanceolate. |
Flowers | yellow, rarely white; perianth 15–28 mm long; tube 5–10 mm long, tapered at base; lobes 10–18 mm long; stamens attached at same level, leaning away from stigma; filaments awl-shaped; equal in length or nearly so, 3–4 mm, not forked; anthers purple or sometimes white; ovary 50% the length of the stalk. |
tepals 6, fused proximally, often with a darker stripe; lobes ascending to spreading; stamens 6, attached at same or 2 levels on perianth tube; filaments equal in length or of 2 lengths, leaning away from stigma or not; ovary superior, white to green, stalked; style 1, 2–4 mm; stigma 3-lobed. |
Fruits | capsules; ovoid. |
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Seeds | globose or nearly so, ridged; rough. |
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2n | =32. |
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Triteleia hendersonii |
Triteleia |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Dry open areas. Flowering Apr–Jul. 0–1800 m. Casc, CR, Sisk, WV. CA. Native. Plants with white flowers are found in Curry County and are sometimes recognized as a distinct taxon (T. hendersonii var. leachiae). |
Western North America. 15 species; 7 species treated in Flora. Triteleia, as a genus, has quite likely been subjected to over-splitting, with local morphological variants described as distinct taxa. Most species are separated by an often confusing combination of flower color and stamen morphology. Here, we conservatively and tentatively present the taxa most often listed as occurring in Oregon. Triteleia peduncularis has been collected once, in Jackson County. If encountered again, it can be distinguished from other Triteleia species by its long ascending pedicels, yellow ovary, and white flowers. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 166 Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 164 Stephen Meyers |
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Synonyms | Brodiaea hendersonii, Brodiaea hendersonii var. galeae, Brodiaea hendersonii var. hendersonii, Brodiaea leachiae | |
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