Taxon Report

Triteleia grandiflora Lindl.

large-flowered triteleia

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©2018 John Doyen

Classification


Scientific Name:	Triteleia grandiflora Lindl.
Common Name:	large-flowered triteleia
Family:	Themidaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL21060
USDA Plants Symbol:	TRGR7
Synonyms/Other Names:	Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun	Apr-Jun
Elevation:	700-1500 (2295-4920)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	4
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	3

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Modoc (MOD), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Swamp (4112121), Hornbrook (4112285), Rimrock Lake (4112162), Solomons Temple (4112263)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	50 %
Grazing	2	50%
Other	1	25%

Notes



Threatened by pipeline construction. Possibly threatened by grazing. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14:301 (1879) for original description, and American Midland Naturalist 25:80 (1941) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 10 January 2025].