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Triteleia laxa Benth.
Ithuriel's spear

   
Symbol: TRLA16
Group: Monocot
Family: Liliaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N



Photograph of Triteleia laxa Benth.
Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California.
 
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Synonyms:
Triteleia laxa Benth.

  BRLA9 Brodiaea laxa (Benth.) S. Watson
  BRLAC Brodiaea laxa (Benth.) S. Watson var. candida (Greene) Jeps.
  BRLAN Brodiaea laxa (Benth.) S. Watson var. nimia Jeps.
  BRLAT Brodiaea laxa (Benth.) S. Watson var. tracyi Jeps.
  TRAN10 Triteleia angustiflora A. Heller
 

Distribution by State:
Triteleia laxa Benth.

Distributional Map for Triteleia laxa Benth.
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Triteleia laxa Benth. distribution:
USA (CA, OR)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA, OR

 

Related Taxa:
Triteleia laxa Benth.

108 genera in Liliaceae, 15 species in Triteleia
 

Classification:
Triteleia laxa Benth.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Liliidae
Order   Liliales
Family   Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus   Triteleia Douglas ex Lindl. – triteleia
Species   Triteleia laxa Benth. – Ithuriel's spear
 

 

 
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