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Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene

White brodiaea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Triteleia

Characteristics

Leaves 10–40 cm × 4–22 mm. Scape 30–60 cm, smooth to scabrous. Flowers: perianth white, sometimes flushed purple abaxially, 9–16 mm, tube shallowly bowl-shaped, 2–4 mm, lobes ascending to spreading, with green midvein, 7–12 mm, 2–3 times longer than tube; stamens attached at 1 level, equal; filaments usually triangular-dilated, 2–4 mm, apical appendages absent; anthers whitish to yellow, rarely blue, 1–2 mm; ovary twice as long as stipe; pedicel 0.5–5 cm. 2n = 28, 84.
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An onion family plant. It is a small bulb plant. It grows 45-60 cm high and spreads 20-30 cm wide. The leaves are grass-like. These onion-like leaves often die before flowers appear. The bulbs are dormant for part of the year before re-growing. The flower stems are wiry. They have heads of up to 10 bowl shaped flowers. These are 8 cm wide. They are white or lavender. They are 25 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.4
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grasslands; grassy, often rocky open flats; mid-montane meadows; vernally wet meadows; occasionally on drier slopes; at elevations up to 2,000 metres
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It is a temperate plant. They need moist, well-drained soils. The soils should never be waterlogged. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The corms are boiled and mashed.
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Edible bulbs roots
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from the bulbs or corms.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -35
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Images

Flower

Triteleia hyacinthina flower picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)
Triteleia hyacinthina flower picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)
Triteleia hyacinthina flower picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Triteleia hyacinthina world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542691-1
WFO ID wfo-0000749855
COL ID 593TQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Milla hyacinthina Veatchia crystallina Brodiaea hyacinthina Brodiaea grandiflora Hesperoscordum lewisii Hookera hyacinthina Allium tilingii Brodiaea dissimulata Brodiaea lactea Triteleia lactea Hesperoscordum hyacinthium Hesperoscordum lacteum Scaduakintos umbellaris Allium lacteum Brodiaea hyacinthina var. lilacina Brodiaea lactea var. major Hookera hyacinthina var. lactea Milla hyacinthina var. lactea Brodiaea hyacinthina var. lactea Brodiaea lactea var. lilacina Brodiaea grandiflora var. macrantha Triteleia hyacinthina
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