UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Triteleia montana

Triteleia grandiflora

blue-lily, Douglas' brodiaea, blue umber lily, large-flowered tritelia
Habit Perennial herb from a bulb, leaves basal, inflorescence a scape to 75 cm tall.
Leaves

Usually two or three from bulb, basal, narrow, 20-70 cm long × 4-10 mm wide.
Flowers

Sepals 3 and petals 3, nearly identical in appearance (tepals), 17-35 mm, light bluish-purple to white, fused below and forming a tube. Stamens 6, attached alternately at 2 levels. Ovary superior.
Fruits

Capsule, dehiscing lengthwise, seeds many, black.

Triteleia montana

Triteleia grandiflora
Flowering time April-June
Habitat Prairies, grasslands, balds and forest openings, often where seasonally dry, from the coast to middle elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but also occurring in the north Puget Sound area; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
T. grandiflora, T. hyacinthina
T. hyacinthina
Subordinate taxa
T. grandiflora var. grandiflora, T. grandiflora var. howellii
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