Triteleia clementina

Triteleia clementina, San Clemente Island endemic

Triteleia clementina San Clemente Island endemic. 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.

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

Island Collections~

ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
San Clemente Island	Philip A. Munz	GH	April 9, 1923	GH-355488	Triteleia clementina	Plants
San Clemente Island	Philip A. Munz	POM	April 9, 1923	POM-20628	Triteleia clementina	Plants
San Clemente Island	F. W. Peirson	RSA	April 9, 1923	RSA-70137	Triteleia clementina	Plants
San Clemente Island	Nell Murbarger	UC	March 1, 1936	UC-557688	Triteleia clementina	Plants