Triteleia laxa
Ithuriel's Spear Grassnut | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
Genus: | Triteleia |
Species: | T. laxa |
Binomial name | |
Triteleia laxa Benth. | |
Triteleia laxa (previously Brodiaea laxa) is a triplet lily known by several common names, including Ithuriel's spear,[1] common triteleia and grassnut. It is native to California where it is a common wildflower, and it is occasionally found in southwestern Oregon. It bears a tall, naked stem topped with a spray of smaller stalks, each ending in a purple or blue flower. The flower is tubular, opening into a sharply six-pointed star. The plant grows from a corm which is edible and similar in taste and use as the potato. The most used common name for the species, Ithuriel's spear, is a reference to the angel Ithuriel from Milton's Paradise Lost.
Cultivation
Hardiness: USDA 6-10
References
- ↑ "Triteleia laxa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
External links
Media related to Triteleia laxa at Wikimedia Commons
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