Triteleia clementina

San clemente island triteleia, San Clemente Island Triteleia

Family: Themidaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

San clemente island triteleia is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found on San Clemente Island in coastal-sage scrub and rocky habitats at elevations below 460 meters. Flowering from March to April, this plant produces lavender flowers with purple anthers, forming an inflorescence with blossoms 16 to 27 millimeters long. Growing with tall scapes 30 to 90 centimeters high, it emerges from smooth stems rising from underground corms. Its leaves are long and slender, measuring 30 to 100 centimeters in length and 4 to 30 millimeters wide. The flower's distinctive lavender perianth has erect lobes 9 to 15 millimeters long, creating an elegant and delicate appearance characteristic of island flora.

Habitat: Damp clefts, rocky walls, coastal-sage scrub

Bloom period: Mar-Apr

Elevation: < 460 m

Bioregions: s ChI (San Clemente Island).

California counties: Los Angeles, Napa

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.