familyLiliaceae
genusTriantha
speciesTriantha occidentalis
subspeciesTriantha occidentalis subsp. montana
Triantha occidentalis subsp. montana
Novon 3: 279. 1993.
Endemic
Basionym: Tofieldia glutinosa subsp. montana C. L. Hitchcock Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 496, fig. 4. 1944
Synonyms: Tofieldia glutinosa var. montana (C. L. Hitchcock) R. J. Davis
Stems 5–55 cm, coarsely glandular-pubescent below inflorescence, hairs usually cylindrical, 4–6 times longer than wide, or stems occasionally clavate and glands absent. Inflorescences spikelike, 3–24-flowered, forming cylindrical-ovate heads, sometimes interrupted or open, 1–4.5 cm; bracteoles often glandular. Flowers: tepals 3–5 mm; stamens 3–4.2 mm; styles 0.7–1.5 mm; pedicel 2–12 mm. Capsules 4–7.5 mm. Seeds 3–4 times longer than wide; appendages usually 2, one at each end, one often highly contorted, to 4 times longer than seed, the other short; coat not strongly inflated. 2n = 30.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Wet meadows, marshes
Elevation: 0–2700 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Alaska, Idaho, Mont., Wyo.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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introrse +
basifixed +
contorted +
0-4 times longer than seed +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
dilated +
narrow +
absent +
1;several +
connate +
ruptured +
clearly longer +
not enclosed +
chartaceous +
reticulate +
white +
inflated +
solid +
fleshy +
absent +
slender +
single +
capsular +
glabrous +
4-6 +
absent +
4-6 +
cylindrical +
cylindrical-ovate +
racemose +
dense +
glandular-pubescent +
spikelike +
longer +
narrower +
simple +
persistent +
basal +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
superior +
glabrous +
tapering;ellipsoid +
many;several +
showy +
Novon +
1993 +
appendaged +
wind-distributed +
reddish-brown +
3-4 +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
dissimiliar +
Endemic +
staminodial +
fertile +
leafless +
glandular-pubescent +
clavate +
capitate +
distinct +
distinct +
Triantha occidentalis subsp. montana +
Triantha occidentalis +
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