Triteleia ixioides subsp. cookii

(Hoover) L. W. Lenz

Aliso 8: 237. 1975.

Common names: Cook’s triteleia
Endemic
Basionym: Triteleia ixioides var. cookii Hoover Pl. Life 1: 19, plate 2(left). 1955
Synonyms: Brodiaea lutea var. cookii (Hoover) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 343.

Leaves 1–2, 10–20 cm. Scape 20–25 cm, slightly scabrous. Flowers: perianth white to pale straw-colored, sometimes with darker midvein color extending into distal portion of tepal lobe, tube 6–10 mm, nearly equal to lobes, lobes strongly reflexed, 6–10 mm; short filaments 3 mm, long filaments 4 mm, apical appendages straight or slightly recurved; anthers white; pedicel 1–12 cm. 2n = 14, 28.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Stream sides, wet ravines on serpentine, often near cypresses
Elevation: 0–500 m

Discussion

Subspecies cookii is restricted to San Luis Obispo County and is recognized by its long pedicels and relatively long perianth tube in relation to the length of the perianth lobes.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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