White Brodiaea

White Brodiaea
Triteleia hyancinthina

[try-TELL-ay-uh  hi-a-SIN-thin-us]

FAMILY: Liliacaea (Lily)

DESCRIPTION: {native} The six "tepals" have a greenish line on its outer side. Up to 12 white flowers are grouped together in an umbel, standing on a leafless 15" stalk.

HABITAT: Grasslands, vernally wet meadows to 6,000'.

NOTES: These gorgeous little flowers popped up in our meadow, and made for two more large unmowed areas.

Flower
Epipetalous stamens

Ovary view
Flower umbel