Triteleia crocea (Alph.Wood) Greene

Yellow triteleia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Triteleia

Characteristics

Leaves 9–40 cm × 2–10 mm. Scape 10–30 cm, smooth except weakly scabrous near base. Flowers: perianth bright yellow or pale blue, 12–19 mm, tube attenuate at base, 5–10 mm, lobes widely spreading, striped greenish, 5–11 mm; stamens attached alternately at 2 levels, unequal, those of proximal row very short; filaments linear or barely wider at base, 1 or 3 mm, apical appendages absent; anthers yellow or blue, 1–2 mm; ovary green, equal to or longer than stipe; pedicel 0.7–2 cm, usually shorter than perianth. 2n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Images

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Distribution

Triteleia crocea world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:259654-2
WFO ID wfo-0000749784
COL ID 593T7
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Hookera crocea Seubertia crocea Triteleia crocea Milla crocea Triteleia modesta Brodiaea crocea Brodiaea modesta Triteleia crocea var. modesta Brodiaea crocea var. modesta Triteleia crocea var. crocea