Triteleia lugens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Triteleia lugens Greene

Coast range triplet lily, Coast range triteleia

Triteleia lugens is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~136 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Triteleia
Family:	Themidaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Brodiaea ixioides var. lugens
JEF + PLANTS	Brodiaea lugens
JEF	Brodiaea lutea var. lugens
JEF + PLANTS	Calliprora ixioides var. lugens
JEF	Calliprora lugens
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Information about Triteleia lugens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TRLU4) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[explorer.natureserve.org] Limited Range: Triteleia lugens is endemic to California and known from Lake, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, Solano, and Sonoma counties (CNPS 2001). (link added by Mary Ann Machi) [floranorthamerica.org] Limited Range, Difference of Blossom Colors: Triteleia lugens has a disjunct distribution, being found in Lake, Napa, and Solano counties north of San Francisco Bay (with pale yellow flowers), and 140 miles away in Monterey and San Benito counties south of San Francisco Bay (with bright yellow flowers). (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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: 03/29/2025).