Triteleia lemmoniae
Triteleia montana
Lemmon's triteleia, Oak Creek triteleia
mountain triteleia, Sierra triteleia, slender triplet lily
10–40 cm × 2–6 mm.
10–30 cm × 2–5 mm.
8–30 cm, smooth or scabrous near base;
bracts purplish.
5–20(–25) cm, ± scabrous.
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.
perianth yellow, aging purple, 12–17 mm, tube slender, narrowly funnelform, attenuate at base, 4–7 mm, lobes somewhat spreading, with brown midvein, 8–10 mm, ca. twice as long as tube;
stamens attached at 1 level, equal;
filaments linear, 5–6 mm, more than 1/2 as long as perianth lobes, apical appendages absent;
anthers cream or blue, 1–1.5 mm;
ovary equal to stipe;
pedicel 0.5–3 cm.
= 16.
Triteleia lemmoniae
Triteleia montana
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).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Locally rather plentiful, Triteleia montana appears to have a disjunct distribution in the Sierra Nevada range north and south from Yosemite, though future collections may bridge the gap between the distributions currently indicated. Molecular data suggest that it is related to T. lemmoniae of Arizona (J. C. Pires 2000).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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