Triteleia montana
Triteleia peduncularis
mountain triteleia, Sierra triteleia, slender triplet lily
long-ray brodiaea, longray triteleia, marsh tritileia
10–30 cm × 2–5 mm.
20–40 cm × 5–15 mm.
5–20(–25) cm, ± scabrous.
10–80 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 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.
= 16.
= 14, 28.
Triteleia montana
Triteleia peduncularis
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 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.)
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