Triteleia montana
Triteleia lugens
mountain triteleia, Sierra triteleia, slender triplet lily
Coast Range triplet lily, Coast Range triteleia, dark-mouth triteleia
10–30 cm × 2–5 mm.
10–40 cm × 3–10 mm.
5–20(–25) cm, ± scabrous.
10–40 cm, smooth.
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 to golden, 12–15 mm, tube funnelform, rather broad, 4–6 mm, lobes spreading, never rotate, with dark midvein, 6–9 mm;
stamens attached at 1 level, unequal, alternately long and short;
filaments dilated entire length, 1–2 or 2–4 mm, inner filaments equal to lobes, longer filaments rounded apically, apical appendages absent;
anthers yellow or blue, 1.5–2 mm;
ovary equal to or longer than stipe;
pedicel 1–2.5 cm.
= 16.
= 16.
Triteleia montana
Triteleia lugens
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.)
Triteleia lugens has a disjunct distribution, being found in Lake, Napa, and Solano counties north of San Francisco Bay (with pale yellow flowers), and 140 miles away in Monterey and San Benito counties south of San Francisco Bay (with bright yellow flowers).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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