[Cluster Lilies: The Genus Triteleia in Mt. Adams Country]

Bi-colored Cluster Lily, Blue Dicks, Blue-lily, Blue Umber Lily, Douglas' Cluster Lily, Howell's Lily, Howell's Triteleia, Large-flowered Triteleia

Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii

Synonyms: Brodiaea bicolor, Brodiaea douglasii, Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii, Brodiaea howellii , Triteleia bicolor, Triteleia grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii, Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora, Triteleia howellii

Flower of Bi-colored Cluster Lily, Blue Dicks, Blue-lily, Blue Umber Lily, Douglas' Cluster Lily, Howell's Lily, Howell's Triteleia, Large-flowered Triteleia: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (Synonyms: Brodiaea bicolor, Brodiaea douglasii, Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii, Brodiaea howellii , Triteleia bicolor, Triteleia grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii, Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora, Triteleia howellii)

The photo above shows a close-up view into the corolla of bicolored cluster lily. Photographed along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR........June 3, 2007. Note that the filaments are broad and thin. Note also that the inner trio of tepals have wrinkled margins.

Sideview of the inflorescence of Bi-colored Cluster Lily, Blue Dicks, Blue-lily, Blue Umber Lily, Douglas' Cluster Lily, Howell's Lily, Howell's Triteleia, Large-flowered Triteleia: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (Synonyms: Brodiaea bicolor, Brodiaea douglasii, Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii, Brodiaea howellii , Triteleia bicolor, Triteleia grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii, Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora, Triteleia howellii) - Inflorescence of Bi-colored Cluster Lily, Blue Dicks, Blue-lily, Blue Umber Lily, Douglas' Cluster Lily, Howell's Lily, Howell's Triteleia, Large-flowered Triteleia: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (Synonyms: Brodiaea bicolor, Brodiaea douglasii, Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii, Brodiaea howellii , Triteleia bicolor, Triteleia grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii, Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora, Triteleia howellii)

The photo at left shows a sideview of the inflorescence of bicolored cluster lily. Photographed along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR........June 3, 2007. The tubular corollas range from a light blue to a medium blue or medium lavender color as seen here. The photo at right shows a creamy-flowered bicolored cluster lily observed at the Klickitat Breaks, Klickitat Wildlife Area......May 26, 2020.

Close-up sideview of the inflorescence of Bi-colored Cluster Lily, Blue Dicks, Blue-lily, Blue Umber Lily, Douglas' Cluster Lily, Howell's Lily, Howell's Triteleia, Large-flowered Triteleia: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (Synonyms: Brodiaea bicolor, Brodiaea douglasii, Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii, Brodiaea howellii , Triteleia bicolor, Triteleia grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii, Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora, Triteleia howellii) - Close-up sideview of a flower of Bi-colored Cluster Lily, Blue Dicks, Blue-lily, Blue Umber Lily, Douglas' Cluster Lily, Howell's Lily, Howell's Triteleia, Large-flowered Triteleia: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (Synonyms: Brodiaea bicolor, Brodiaea douglasii, Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii, Brodiaea howellii , Triteleia bicolor, Triteleia grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii, Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora, Triteleia howellii)

Bicolored cluster lily as seen along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........May 24, 2016.

Inflorescence of Bi-colored Cluster Lily, Blue Dicks, Blue-lily, Blue Umber Lily, Douglas' Cluster Lily, Howell's Lily, Howell's Triteleia, Large-flowered Triteleia: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii (Synonyms: Brodiaea bicolor, Brodiaea douglasii, Brodiaea douglasii var. howellii, Brodiaea howellii , Triteleia bicolor, Triteleia grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora, Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii, Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora, Triteleia howellii)

Bicolored clusterlily observed in vernally moist scabland prairie in the Klickitat Wildlife Area about 2 miles south of Grayback Mountain.......May 7, 2020.

Paul Slichter