Triteleia bridgesii

Taxobox
name = Bridges' brodiaea
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = "Triteleia"
species = "T. bridgesii"
binomial = "Triteleia bridgesii"
binomial_authority = S. Wats.

The triplet lily "Triteleia bridgesii" (previously "Brodiaea bridgesii") is known by the common name Bridges' brodiaea. It is found in the foothills and low elevation mountains of California and Oregon.

It is an attractive perennial flower often planted as an ornamental. The plant sends up long, erect green stems which branch near the top into several smaller stems which bear the blooms. The flowers are bright purple or lavender, tubular at first and then opening into six-pointed star shapes.

External links

*ITIS|ID=505603
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRBR7 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8655,8656 Jepson Manual Treatment]