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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:

ithuriel’s spear
Triteleia laxa

yellow

prettyface
Triteleia ixioides
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
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)

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Taxon info: iNaturalistCalfloraJepson eFloraFNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalistCalflora