Triteleia hendersonii |
Triteleia hyacinthina |
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Henderson's triteleia |
fool's-onion, hyacinth cluster-lily, hyacinth triteleia, white triteleia |
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Habit | Plants 20–70 cm tall. | Plants 20–50 cm tall. |
Leaves | 15–45 cm × 2–14 mm. |
10–40 cm × 3–18 mm. |
Inflorescences | scapes occasionally scabrous near base. |
scapes smooth to scabrous. |
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. |
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 | =32. |
=14, 16, 28, 42. |
Triteleia hendersonii |
Triteleia hyacinthina |
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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). |
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 166 Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 166 Stephen Meyers |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Brodiaea hendersonii, Brodiaea hendersonii var. galeae, Brodiaea hendersonii var. hendersonii, Brodiaea leachiae | Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum |
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