Triteleia ixioides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Triteleia ixioides (W. T. Aiton) Greene

Golden brodiaea, Pretty face, Prettyface

Triteleia ixioides is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1603 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. anilina ... ssp. cookii ... ssp. ixioides ... ssp. scabra ... ssp. unifolia
Genus:	Triteleia
Family:	Themidaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Triteleia ixioides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TRIX) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).