Triteleia laxa

Taxobox
name = "Triteleia laxa"

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image_size = 270px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = "Triteleia"
species = "T. laxa"
binomial = "Triteleia laxa"
binomial_authority = Benth.

The triplet lily "Triteleia laxa" (previously "Brodiaea laxa") is known by several common names, including Ithuriel's spear and grassnut. It is native to California where it is a common wildflower, and it is occasionally found in Oregon. It bears a tall, naked stem topped with a spray of smaller stalks, each ending in a purple or blue flower. The flower is tubular, opening into a sharply six-pointed star. The plant grows from a corm which is edible and similar in taste and use as the potato. The most used common name for the species, Ithuriel's spear, is a reference to the angel Ithuriel from Milton's "Paradise Lost".

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRLA16 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8655,8669 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.parksconservancy.org/our_work/native_plants/restoration.asp?project=1210 Species account]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Triteleia+laxa Photo gallery]
* [http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Triteleia+laxa Ethnobotany]