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Triteleia grandiflora

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Triteleia grandiflora
Triteleia grandiflora in Wenas Wildlife Area, Washington

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Triteleia
Species:
T. grandiflora
Binomial name
Triteleia grandiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Tulophos grandiflora (Lindl.) Raf.
  • Milla grandiflora (Lindl.) Baker
  • Brodiaea grandiflora (Lindl.) J.F.Macbr. 1918, illegitimate homonym, not Sm. 1811 nor Pursh 1814
  • Brodiaea grandiflora var. major Benth. ex Baker
  • Brodiaea douglasii S.Watson
  • Brodiaea howellii S.Watson
  • Brodiaea bicolor Suksd.
  • Hookera bicolor (Suksd.) Piper
  • Hookera douglasii (S.Watson) Piper
  • Hookera howellii (S.Watson) Piper
  • Triteleia bicolor (Suksd.) A.Heller
  • Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii (S.Watson) M.Peck
  • Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (S.Watson) Hoover

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

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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]

With tubular throat and six tepals, the flower contains six stamens with purple or yellow anthers.

Uses

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The corm provides food for various wild rodents and livestock, and Native Americans and settlers found them edible as well.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ NRCS. "Triteleia grandiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b Ladyman, J. (2007). Triteleia grandiflora: A technical conservation assessment. US Forest Service.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
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