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

Hyacinth Cluster Lily, Hyacinth Brodiaea, Hyacinth Triteleia, White Triteleia, White Brodiaea, Fool's-onion

Triteleia hyacinthina

Synonyms: Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum, Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina

Close-up of the inflorescence of Hyacinth Cluster Lily, Hyacinth Brodiaea: Triteleia hyacinthina (Synonyms: Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum, Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina) - Close-up of the inflorescence of Hyacinth Cluster Lily, Hyacinth Brodiaea: Triteleia hyacinthina (Synonyms: Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum, Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina)

Close-up sideview of the inflorescence of Hyacinth Cluster Lily, Hyacinth Brodiaea: Triteleia hyacinthina (Synonyms: Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum, Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina) - Close-up photo of the flowers of Hyacinth Cluster Lily, Hyacinth Brodiaea: Triteleia hyacinthina (Synonyms: Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum, Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina)

Hyacinth cluster lily at its only known location on Mt. Adams proper, a vernally wet, rocky meadow along road K6000 at about 2800' on the southeast side of Mt. Adams.......June 29, 2005. It is to be expected at similar sites on this side of the mountain, and may occur higher too.

Habitat of Hyacinth Cluster Lily, Hyacinth Brodiaea, Hyacinth Triteleia, White Triteleia, White Brodiaea, Fool's-onion: Triteleia hyacinthina (Synonyms: Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum, Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina) - Habitat of Hyacinth Cluster Lily, Hyacinth Brodiaea, Hyacinth Triteleia, White Triteleia, White Brodiaea, Fool's-onion: Triteleia hyacinthina (Synonyms: Brodiaea dissimulata, Brodiaea hyacinthina, Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum, Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina)

Hyacinth cluster lily blooming in a vernal stream bed which is largely dry by early summer. This drainage descends down the eastern slopes of Canyon Creek in the Klickitat Wildlife Area. Photo from July 3, 2022.

Paul Slichter