Triteleia clementina

Hoover

Amer. Midl. Naturalist 25: 82. 1941.

Common names: San Clemente Island triteleia
EndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Brodiaea clementina (Hoover) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 340. Mentioned on page 338, 339.

Leaves 30–100 cm × 4–30 mm. Scape 30–90 cm, smooth. Flowers: perianth lavender, 16–27 mm, tube funnelform-campanulate, acute at base, 7–12 mm, lobes erect, 9–15 mm; stamens attached alternately at 2 levels, equal; filaments triangular, widest at base, 2 mm, apical appendages absent; anthers purple, 1.5 mm; ovary white, equal to stipe; pedicel 3–8 cm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Mar–Apr).
Habitat: Damp clefts, rocky walls, coastal sage scrub
Elevation: 0–200 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

This is the only species of Triteleia occurring on any of the islands off the southern California coast; it is endemic to San Clemente Island.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number."thicker" is not a number.

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