Triteleia clementina |
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San Clemente Island triteleia |
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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. |
Triteleia clementina |
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Phenology | Flowering spring (Mar–Apr). |
Habitat | Damp clefts, rocky walls, coastal sage scrub |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) |
Distribution |
CA |
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. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 340. |
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Synonyms | Brodiaea clementina |
Name authority | Hoover: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 25: 82. (1941) |
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