Triteleia grandiflora

Triteleia grandiflora
	Triteleia grandiflora in Wenas Wildlife Area, Washington
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Brodiaeoideae
Genus:	Triteleia
Species:	T. grandiflora
Binomial name
	Triteleia grandiflora; Lindl.
Synonyms
	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[edit]

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]

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

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[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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

[fs-3] 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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