familyLiliaceae
genusTriteleia
speciesTriteleia lemmoniae

Triteleia lemmoniae

(S. Watson) Greene

Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 141. 1886.

J. Chris Pires
Common names: Lemmon’s triteleia Oak Creek triteleia
Endemic
Basionym: Brodiaea lemmoniae S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 376. 1885 (as lemmonae)
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 345. Mentioned on page 338, 339, 346.

Leaves 10–40 cm × 2–6 mm. Scape 8–30 cm, smooth or scabrous near base; bracts purplish. Flowers: perianth bright-yellow to deep orange, fading to purple, 9–12 mm, tube turbinate, 2.5–3 mm, lobes ascending to slightly spreading, 7–9 mm, 2–3 times longer than tube; stamens attached at 1 level, equal; filaments linear, 3 mm, apical appendages absent; anthers yellow, 2 mm; ovary 3 times longer than stipe; pedicel 0.7–2.5 cm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (late May–Aug).
Habitat: Yellow pine belts, mountains
Elevation: 1000–3000 m

Distribution

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Ariz.

Discussion

Triteleia lemmoniae is the only representative of the genus in Arizona. Molecular data suggest that it is related to T. montana, found in the Sierra Nevada of California (J. C. Pires 2000), and not to the morphologically similar T. hyacinthina (R. F. Hoover 1941).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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Anther coloration
yellow +
Anther course
curving +
Anther dehiscence
basifixed +
Anther fixation
versatile +
Anther shape
cordate +  and linear +
Anther some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Author
J. Chris Pires +
Authority
(S. Watson) Greene +
Basal leaf architecture or shape
sheathing +
Basal leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Basal leaf growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Base shape
triangle +
Basionyms
Brodiaea lemmoniae +
Blade architecture
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
Blade pubescence
glabrous +
Blade shape
channeled +, keeled +  and lanceolate +
Blade size or width
narrow +
Bract architecture
sheathing +  and involucrate +
Bract coloration
purplish +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract quantity
1;several +
Bract shape
lanceolate +
Bract texture
scarious +
Bulb architecture
tunicate +  and scaly +
Common name
Lemmon’s triteleia +  and Oak Creek triteleia +
Corm architecture
solid +
Corm coating
fibrous-coated +
Distribution
Ariz. +
Elaiosome texture
fleshy +
Elevation
1000–3000 m +
Filament arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Filament fusion
adnate +  and distinct +
Filament shape
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
Filament size
slender +
Filament some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Flower architecture
sessile +  and pedicellate +
Flower quantity
single +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit dehiscence
loculicidal +
Fruit shape
ovoid +
Fruit texture
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Habitat
Yellow pine belts, mountains +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
bracteate +, open +  and umbellate +
Inflorescence arrangement
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Leaf quantity
1 (3) +
Leaf width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Level quantity
1 +
Lobe length or size
2-3 times longer than tube +
Lobe orientation
ascending +  and slightly spreading +
Lobe some measurement
? (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
stipitate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Ovary coloration
colored +  and green +
Ovary length or size
3 times longer than stipe +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
2;several +
Pedicel architecture
articulate +
Pedicel length or size
usually longer +
Pedicel orientation
erect +
Pedicel some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Perianth architecture
6-tepaled +
Perianth coloration
bright-yellow +  and deep orange fading +
Perianth fusion
connate +
Perianth prominence
showy +
Perianth some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring–summer (late May–Aug). +
Pistil architecture
3-carpellate +
Portion fusion
free +
Portion shape
dilated +  and flattened +
Publication title
Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
Publication year
1886 +
Reference
None +
Scape architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Scape diameter
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Scape orientation
erect +
Scape pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Scape shape
cylindrical +
Scape some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Scape texture
rigid +
Seed architecture or coloration or relief
granulate-reticulate +
Seed arrangement
wind-distributed +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed prominence or shape
flat +
Seed quantity
1 +  and many +
Seed relief
pitted +
Seed shape
rounded +, subglobose +  and ridged +
Seed texture
granulate +
Side quantity
1 +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen fixation
attached +
Stamen fusion
adnate +  and free +
Stamen position
epitepalous +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stamen variability
equal +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma fusion
distinct +
Stigma quantity
1 +  and several +
Stigma shape
3-lobed +
Style atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Style quantity
3 +  and 1 +
Style some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Synonyms
Brodiaea sect. Calliprora +, Brodiaea subg. Calliprora +, Brodiaea subg. Hesperoscordum +, Brodiaea sect. Seubertia +, Brodiaea subg. Triteleia +, Calliprora +, Hesperoscordum +  and Seubertia +
Taxon family
Liliaceae +
Taxon name
Triteleia lemmoniae +
Taxon parent
Triteleia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tepal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Tepal nectary presence
absent +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tube architecture
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
Tube coloration
greener +
Tube shape
turbinate +
Tube some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Tube variability
equal +
Tube width
narrower +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
scapose +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism texture
woody +
Whorl quantity
3 +  and 2 +
X chromosome quantity
8 +  and 7 +