Triteleia crocea
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Triteleia crocea, the Yellow Tripletlily or Yellow Triteleia, is a monocot
flowering plant
in the genus Triteleia. It is native to southern Oregon
and northern California
, where it occurs in mountain ranges such as the Klamath Mountains
and the southernmost slopes of the Cascade Range
. Its habitat includes mountain forests. This is a perennial herb growing from a corm
. It produces two or three leaves up to 40 centimeters long by one wide. The inflorescence
arises on an erect stem up to 30 centimeters tall. It is an umbel
-like cluster of many flowers each borne on a slender pedicel
. The flowers are usually bright yellow but some specimens from the Trinity Mountains
have light blue corollas. They may have green stripes. The corolla has six lobes one half to one centimeter long and six stamen
s with yellow or blue anthers.
Varieties include Triteleia crocea var. crocea and Triteleia crocea var. modesta.
Monocotyledon
Monocotyledons, also known as monocots, are one of two major groups of flowering plants that are traditionally recognized, the other being dicotyledons, or dicots. Monocot seedlings typically have one cotyledon , in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots...
flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the genus Triteleia. It is native to southern Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it occurs in mountain ranges such as the Klamath Mountains
Klamath Mountains
The Klamath Mountains, which include the Siskiyou, Marble, Scott, Trinity, Trinity Alps, Salmon, and northern Yolla-Bolly Mountains, are a rugged lightly populated mountain range in northwest California and southwest Oregon in the United States...
and the southernmost slopes of the Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
. Its habitat includes mountain forests. This is a perennial herb growing from a corm
Corm
A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat ....
. It produces two or three leaves up to 40 centimeters long by one wide. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
arises on an erect stem up to 30 centimeters tall. It is an umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
-like cluster of many flowers each borne on a slender pedicel
Pedicel (botany)
A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower....
. The flowers are usually bright yellow but some specimens from the Trinity Mountains
Trinity Mountains
The Trinity Mountains are found in northern California, USA, between Trinity Lake and Lake Shasta. The range lies in a southwest-northeasterly direction about 17 miles northwest of Redding, and stretches over a distance of 30 to 35 miles. The Chapple-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area lies between the...
have light blue corollas. They may have green stripes. The corolla has six lobes one half to one centimeter long and six stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s with yellow or blue anthers.
Varieties include Triteleia crocea var. crocea and Triteleia crocea var. modesta.