Triteleia lugens

Dark-mouthed triteleia, Dark-Mouthed Triteleia

Family: Themidaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Dark-mouthed triteleia is a California native perennial found in southern North Coast Ranges, northern Sierra Nevada, northern South Coast Ranges, and southern Great Basin in edges of chaparral, mixed forest, and foothill woodland at elevations of 100 to 1,000 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces pale yellow to gold flowers with distinctive dark midveins, forming clusters on slender stems with blossoms 12 to 15 millimeters long. Growing with erect scapes 10 to 40 centimeters tall, it emerges from grassland and woodland settings with smooth stems. Its linear leaves stretch 10 to 40 centimeters long and measure 3 to 10 millimeters wide, providing a delicate green backdrop to its elegant floral display. The flower's unequal stamens with yellow or blue anthers add intriguing botanical complexity to this graceful wildflower.

Habitat: Edges of chaparral, mixed forest, foothill woodland, streambanks

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 100-1000 m

Bioregions: s NCoR, n&amps SNH, n SCoR, SnGb.

California counties: Lake, Napa, San Benito, Monterey, Madera, Los Angeles, Solano, Plumas, San Joaquin, Fresno, Mariposa, El Dorado, Calaveras

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