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mountain triteleia, Sierra triteleia, slender triplet lily

Dudley's triplet lily, Dudley's triteleia

Leaves

10–30 cm × 2–5 mm.

10–30 cm × 3–11 mm.

Scape

5–20(–25) cm, ± scabrous.

10–35 cm, smooth.

Flowers

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.

perianth pale yellow, drying purplish, 18–24 mm, tube ± cylindrical to narrowly funnelform, 8–12 mm, lobes spreading, lanceolate, 8–12 mm;

stamens attached at 1 level, unequal, alternately long and short;

filaments dilated entire length or narrowly triangular, 2 or 3.5 mm, sometimes with short, blunt apical appendages;

anthers lavender, 1 mm;

ovary equal to or longer than stipe;

pedicel slender, 1.5–4 cm.

2n

= 16.

= 16.

Triteleia montana

Triteleia dudleyi

Phenology Flowering summer (Jun–Jul). Flowering summer (Jul).
Habitat Open montane coniferous forest, gravelly plains, granite ridges Subalpine forests, black soils
Elevation 1200–3000 m (3900–9800 ft) 3000–3500 m (9800–11500 ft)
Distribution
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Discussion

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. 345. FNA vol. 26, p. 340.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Triteleia Liliaceae > Triteleia
Sibling taxa
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. peduncularis
T. bridgesii, T. clementina, T. crocea, T. grandiflora, T. hendersonii, T. hyacinthina, T. ixioides, T. laxa, T. lemmoniae, T. lilacina, T. lugens, T. montana, T. peduncularis
Synonyms Brodiaea gracilis, Hookera gracilis, T. gracilis Brodiaea dudleyi
Name authority Hoover: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 25: 95. (1941) Hoover: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 25: 86. (1941)
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