Triteleia lilacina

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Triteleia lilacina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Triteleia
Species:
T. lilacina
Binomial name
Triteleia lilacina

Triteleia lilacina, the foothill triteleia, [1] is a monocot flowering plant in the genus Triteleia .

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It is endemic to California, where it is limited to the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills. It occurs on dry hillsides, especially with volcanic soils.

Description

Triteleia lilacina is a perennial wildflower growing from a corm. There are two or three basal leaves measuring up to 40 centimeters long by 2 wide.

The inflorescence arises on an erect stem up to 60 centimeters tall. It is an umbel-like cluster of several flowers each borne on a pedicel up to 5 centimeters long. The white flower is somewhat bowl-shaped with shiny, glasslike vesicles in the center. The six stamens have purplish anthers.

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triteleia lilacinum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 December 2015.