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Triteleia clementina

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Triteleia clementina
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Triteleia clementina is a rare species of flowering plant known by the common name San Clemente Island triteleia.[2] It is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, where it is known from about twenty occurrences. Its habitat includes moist, rocky, seaside grassland. It is a perennial herb growing from a corm. It produces two or three keeled, lance-shaped leaves up to 100 centimeters long by three wide. The inflorescence arises on an erect stem up to 90 centimeters tall and bears an umbel-like cluster of many flowers. Each flower is a funnel-shaped lavender or light blue bloom with six lobes measuring up to 1.5 centimeters long. There are six stamens with purple anthers.

Quick Facts San Clemente Island triteleia, Conservation status ...

Although this species is found on only one island, the main threat to its existence, herbivory by feral pigs and goats, has been eliminated.[3]

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