Triteleia crocea is a perennial herb growing from a
corm. It produces two or three leaves up to 40 centimeters long by one wide. The
inflorescence arises on an erect stem up to 30 centimeters tall. It is an
umbel-like cluster of many flowers each borne on a slender
pedicel. The flowers are usually bright yellow but some specimens from the
Trinity Mountains have light blue corollas. They may have green stripes. The corolla has six lobes one half to one centimeter long and six
stamens with yellow or blue anthers. The bloom period is May and June.
Varieties Varieties include •
Triteleia crocea var.
crocea — Yellow triteleia, listed
Vulnerable species. •
Triteleia crocea var.
modesta — Trinity Mountains pretty face, endemic to
Trinity Mountains, listed Vulnerable species. ==References==