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Henderson's stars, Henderson's triteleia, yellow tiger-lily

long-ray brodiaea, longray triteleia, marsh tritileia

Leaves

15–40 cm × 3–12 mm.

20–40 cm × 5–15 mm.

Scape

10–35 cm, smooth or slightly scabrous near base.

10–80 cm, smooth.

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 white, often flushed violet or lilac abaxially, 15–28 mm, tube broadly funnelform-campanulate, acute at base, 7–11 mm, lobes 10–16 mm;

stamens attached alternately at 2 levels, unequal, those of proximal row shorter;

filaments nearly linear, slightly wider at base, 1–1.5 or 2–3 mm, apical appendages absent;

anthers white, 2–4 mm;

ovary bright yellow in flower, equal to stipe;

pedicel 2–10(–18) cm.

2n

= 32.

= 14, 28.

Triteleia hendersonii

Triteleia peduncularis

Phenology Flowering spring (May–Jul). Flowering spring (May–Jul).
Habitat Dry slopes Low fields, wet grasslands, vernal streams and pools, closed cone pine forests, mixed evergreens, foothill woodlands, often on serpentine
Elevation 100–3000 m (300–9800 ft) 0–800 m (0–2600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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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.)

Triteleia peduncularis has a wide distribution in the northern California Coast Ranges, but it is usually not common and is quite rare south of San Francisco. The yellow ovary contrasts notably with the white perianth. The long-ascending pedicels are also distinctive. Triteleia ×tubergenii L. W. Lenz is a cultivated amphidiploid hybrid between T. laxa and T. peduncularis (L. W. Lenz 1970).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 342. FNA vol. 26, p. 346.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Triteleia Liliaceae > Triteleia
Sibling taxa
T. bridgesii, T. clementina, T. crocea, T. dudleyi, T. grandiflora, T. hyacinthina, T. ixioides, T. laxa, T. lemmoniae, T. lilacina, T. lugens, T. montana, T. peduncularis
T. bridgesii, T. clementina, T. crocea, T. dudleyi, T. grandiflora, T. hendersonii, T. hyacinthina, T. ixioides, T. laxa, T. lemmoniae, T. lilacina, T. lugens, T. montana
Synonyms Brodiaea hendersonii, Brodiaea leachiae, T. hendersonii var. leachiae Brodiaea peduncularis, Hookera peduncularis, Milla peduncularis
Name authority Greene: Pittonia 1: 164. (1888) Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 20: under plate 1685. (1835)
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