Biology:Triteleia clementina

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

San Clemente Island triteleia
Triteleia clementina (San Clemente Island triteleia) (5647425123).jpg

Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Triteleia
Species:
T. clementina
Binomial name
Triteleia clementina
Hoover
Synonyms

Brodiaea clementina

Triteleia clementina is a rare species of flowering plant known by the common name San Clemente Island triteleia.[2] It is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, where it is known from about twenty occurrences. Its habitat includes moist, rocky, seaside grassland. It is a perennial herb growing from a corm. It produces two or three keeled, lance-shaped leaves up to 100 centimeters long by three wide. The inflorescence arises on an erect stem up to 90 centimeters tall and bears an umbel-like cluster of many flowers. Each flower is a funnel-shaped lavender or light blue bloom with six lobes measuring up to 1.5 centimeters long. There are six stamens with purple anthers.

Although this species is found on only one island, the main threat to its existence, herbivory by feral pigs and goats, has been eliminated.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7844264 entry