triplet lilies

genus Triteleia

Member of brodiaea subfamily (subfamily Brodiaeoideae)
asparagus family (family Asparagaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for historical records that I'm ignoring, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

Key features:

perianth color (sepals and petals)
stamens attached to perianth at 1 level or alternately at 2 levels
stamens equal in length or unequal
length of perianth tube compared to lobes (for yellow ones)
exact pedicel and perianth lengths (for white ones)

ithuriel’s spear
Triteleia laxa

ithuriel’s spear
Triteleia laxa

purple perianth
stamens attached alternately at 2 levels, ± equal

yellow

prettyface
Triteleia ixioides

prettyface
Triteleia ixioides

yellow perianth
stamens attached at 1 level, unequal
tips of longer filaments with forked, pointed appendages
the bay area only has golden brodiaea (Triteleia ixioides ssp. ixioides)

coast range triteleia
Triteleia lugens

coast range triteleia
Triteleia lugens

yellow perianth
stamens attached at 1 level, unequal
tips of longer filaments rounded, without appendages
range is outside the bay area, includes Pinnacles NP

white

white brodiaea
Triteleia hyacinthina

white brodiaea
Triteleia hyacinthina

white perianth
stamens attached at 1 level, ± equal
pedicels 0.5–5 cm

perianth 9–16 mm, tube 2–4 mm, shallowly bowl-shaped, lobes 7–12 mm, ascending to spreading, midvein green [or blue?]

long-rayed brodiaea
Triteleia peduncularis

long-rayed brodiaea
Triteleia peduncularis

white perianth
stamens attached alternately at 2 levels, unequal
pedicels 2–18 cm

perianth 15–28 mm, tube 7–11 mm, acute at base, lobes 10–16 mm [midvein color not mentioned, but CalPhotos shows some with blue, green, or white]

3 observed taxons / 3 unobserved taxons / 2 keys

Chris’s observations: 87 (85 are research grade)

Locations:

Months:

Mar.: 1
Apr.: 21
May: 37
Jun.: 23
Jul.: 5

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora