Triteleia grandiflora
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| Triteleia grandiflora in Wenas Wildlife Area, Washington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Triteleia |
| Species: | T. grandiflora
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| Triteleia grandiflora | |
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Triteleia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant known by the common names largeflower triteleia,[2] largeflower tripletlily, and wild hyacinth.
Description
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Triteleia grandiflora is a perennial herb growing from a corm. It produces two or three basal leaves up to 70 centimetres (28 in) long by 1 cm wide. The inflorescence arises on a smooth, erect stem up to 75 cm (30 in) tall and bears an umbel-like cluster of many blue to white flowers. Each flower is a funnel-shaped bloom borne on a pedicel up to 4 or 5 cm long. The flower may be up to 3.5 cm long including the tubular throat and six tepals each just over 1 cm long. The inner set of three tepals are somewhat ruffled and broader than the outer tepals. The flower corolla may be deep blue to almost white with a darker blue mid-vein. There are six stamens with purple or yellow anthers. The prominent tubular flower throat distinguishes T. grandiflora from Triteleia hyacinthina, whose range overlaps T. grandiflora.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Triteleia grandiflora is native to western North America from British Columbia to extreme northern California, eastward into Idaho, Montana and northern Utah, with disjunct populations occurring in Wyoming and Colorado.[3][4] Its habitat includes grassland, sagebrush, woodlands, and forests.[citation needed]
Uses
[edit]The corm provides food for various wild rodents and livestock, and Native Americans and settlers found them edible as well.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triteleia grandiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b Ladyman, J. (2007). Triteleia grandiflora: A technical conservation assessment. US Forest Service.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment: var. howellii
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- Photo gallery