Triteleia ixioides subsp. ixioides
Common names: Golden-brodiaea
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Brodiaea lutea (Lindley) C. V. Morton Calliprora lutea Lindley
Leaves 1–2, 10–40 cm. Scape 20–80 cm, smooth or scabrous. Flowers: perianth yellow, tube 7–10 mm, much shorter than lobes, lobes spreading, 10–15 mm; short filaments 3 mm, long filaments 4–5.5 mm, apical appendages long, slender, often recurving; anthers cream or yellow, occasionally blue; pedicel 1–7 cm. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Sandy soil in shade of oaks or pines
Elevation: 0–1500 m
Distribution
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Calif.
Discussion
Subspecies ixioides occurs in coastal California, sometimes on serpentine (San Mateo to San Luis Obispo counties). In the past it hybridized with Triteleia hyacinthina in Monterey to produce T. ×versicolor Hoover, which probably is extinct due to successional changes.
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