Large-flower Triteleia - Triteleia grandiflora
Other Names:
Brodiaea douglasii
Native Species
Global Rank:
G4G5
State Rank:
S4
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Scapose, glabrous perennials from fibrous-coated corms. Scapes erect, 30–70 cm. Leaves 1 or 2, basal, linear, 2–15 mm wide. Inflorescence a terminal umbel subtended by few scarious, lanceolate bracts; pedicels 8–25 mm long. Flowers funnelform, blue; tepals united below into a tube 9–15 mm long, the mouth nearly closed; lobes spreading 7–10 mm long; stamens attached to corolla at 2 levels; anthers blue; ovary stipitate; stigmas 3. Fruit an ovoid capsule 6–12 mm long
(Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).