Triteleia lemmoniae

(S. Watson) Greene

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

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

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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... more about "Triteleia lemmoniae"
cordate +  and linear +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
J. Chris Pires +
(S. Watson) Greene +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
triangle +
Brodiaea lemmoniae +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
channeled +, keeled +  and lanceolate +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
lanceolate +
tunicate +  and scaly +
Lemmon’s triteleia +  and Oak Creek triteleia +
fibrous-coated +
1000–3000 m +
adnate +  and distinct +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Yellow pine belts, mountains +
bracteate +, open +  and umbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
2-3 times longer than tube +
ascending +  and slightly spreading +
colored +  and green +
3 times longer than stipe +
2;several +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
bright-yellow +  and deep orange fading +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer (late May–Aug). +
dilated +  and flattened +
Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
cylindrical +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
rounded +, subglobose +  and ridged +
granulate +
adnate +  and free +
epitepalous +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Brodiaea sect. Calliprora +, Brodiaea subg. Calliprora +, Brodiaea subg. Hesperoscordum +, Brodiaea sect. Seubertia +, Brodiaea subg. Triteleia +, Calliprora +, Hesperoscordum +  and Seubertia +
Triteleia lemmoniae +
Triteleia +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
turbinate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +