Triteleia hendersonii |
Triteleia montana |
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Henderson's stars, Henderson's triteleia, yellow tiger-lily |
mountain triteleia, Sierra triteleia, slender triplet lily |
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Leaves | 15–40 cm × 3–12 mm. |
10–30 cm × 2–5 mm. |
Scape | 10–35 cm, smooth or slightly scabrous near base. |
5–20(–25) cm, ± scabrous. |
Flowers | perianth yellow or white, often tinged or fading blue, 18–26 mm, tube slenderly funnelform, moderately attenuate at base, 6–10 mm, lobes widely spreading, with conspicuous dark purple midvein, 12–16 mm, ca. twice as long as tube; stamens attached at 1 level, nearly equal; filaments narrowly subulate, 3–4 mm, apical appendages absent; anthers blue or sometimes white, 1.5–2 mm; ovary 1/2 as long as stipe; pedicel 1.5–4 cm. |
perianth yellow, aging purple, 12–17 mm, tube slender, narrowly funnelform, attenuate at base, 4–7 mm, lobes somewhat spreading, with brown midvein, 8–10 mm, ca. twice as long as tube; stamens attached at 1 level, equal; filaments linear, 5–6 mm, more than 1/2 as long as perianth lobes, apical appendages absent; anthers cream or blue, 1–1.5 mm; ovary equal to stipe; pedicel 0.5–3 cm. |
2n | = 32. |
= 16. |
Triteleia hendersonii |
Triteleia montana |
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Phenology | Flowering spring (May–Jul). | Flowering summer (Jun–Jul). |
Habitat | Dry slopes | Open montane coniferous forest, gravelly plains, granite ridges |
Elevation | 100–3000 m (300–9800 ft) | 1200–3000 m (3900–9800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA
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Discussion | Triteleia hendersonii is common within its restricted range. The plants previously recognized as var. leachiae, or separately as T. leachiae, differ primarily in having a white perianth and are limited to Curry County, Oregon. Intermediates have been found, and further study of this variation is required to determine whether formal recognition of infraspecific taxa is warranted. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Locally rather plentiful, Triteleia montana appears to have a disjunct distribution in the Sierra Nevada range north and south from Yosemite, though future collections may bridge the gap between the distributions currently indicated. Molecular data suggest that it is related to T. lemmoniae of Arizona (J. C. Pires 2000). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 342. | FNA vol. 26, p. 345. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Triteleia | Liliaceae > Triteleia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Brodiaea hendersonii, Brodiaea leachiae, T. hendersonii var. leachiae | Brodiaea gracilis, Hookera gracilis, T. gracilis |
Name authority | Greene: Pittonia 1: 164. (1888) | Hoover: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 25: 95. (1941) |
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