Triteleia crocea, with the common names yellow triteleia and yellow tripletlily, is a monocot flowering plant in the genus Triteleia. Calflora: Triteleia crocea
Distribution The plant is native to northern California and into southern Oregon.
It occurs in the Klamath Mountains and the southernmost slopes of the Cascade Range. Its habitats include Yellow pine forests.
Description Triteleia crocea 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.Flora of North America They may have green stripes. The corolla has six lobes one half to one centimeter long and six stamens with yellow or blue anthers.
The bloom period is May and June.
Varieties Varieties include Triteleia crocea var. crocea — Yellow triteleia, listed Vulnerable species.Calflora: Triteleia crocea var. crocea Triteleia crocea var. modesta — Trinity Mountains pretty face, endemic to Trinity Mountains, listed Vulnerable species.Calflora: Triteleia crocea var. modesta
References
External links Calflora Database: Triteleia crocea (Yellow triplet lily, Yellow triteleia) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Triteleia crocea USDA Plants Profile for Triteleia crocea (yellow triteleia) UC CalPhotos gallery: Triteleia crocea