[The Lily Family East of the Cascade Mts.]
Harvest Lilies East of the Cascade Mts.

The Genus Brodiaea, Dichelostemma and Triteleia

Harvest Brodiaea: Brodiaea coronaria
Bluedicks, Harvest Brodiaea: Brodiaea coronaria: Plants low to ground, scapes 15-40 cm high. 3 fertile stamens present, each from 5-9 mm long.

Large-flowered Brodiaea: Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora (Brodiaea douglasii): Plants higher, scapes 30-80 cm high. 6 fertile stamens present, each 1.5-3 mm long. Corolla with long tube and flaring lobes, from 18-30 mm long, concealing the ovary. Filaments about as thick as wide, not flattened. The inner 3 corolla lobes are wider and ruffled, the outer narrower and not ruffled (See photo above.).

Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (Brodiaea howellii): Plants higher, scapes 30-80 cm high. 6 fertile stamens present, each 1.5-3 mm long. Corolla with long tube and flaring lobes, from 18-30 mm long, concealing the ovary. Filaments flat. The inner 3 corolla lobes are similar to the outer 3 lobes.

Harvest Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina (Brodiaea hyacinthina): Plants higher, scapes 30-70 cm high. 6 fertile stamens present, each 1.5-3 mm long. Corolla shallowly bell-shaped, 10-16 mm long and not concealing the ovary.

Paul Slichter