Triteleia hendersonii, commonly known as Henderson's triteleia, Henderson's stars, or yellow tiger-lily,[1] is a species of flowering plant native to the Pacific Northwest, occurring in Southern Oregon and Northern California.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Triteleia |
| Species: | T. hendersonii
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A variety Triteleia hendersonii var. leachiae is found in the Klamath Mountains within Curry, Coos, and Josephine counties of Oregon. This variety is distinguished by a blue median stripe on each perianth segment.[3] This variety was first described as a species, Brodieaea leachiae.[4]
References
edit- ^ Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Triteleia hendersonii". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Triteleia hendersonii Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Titus, Jonathan. "Species Management Guide for Triteleia hendersonii var. leachiae". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Oregon Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Brodiaea leachiae M.Peck". World Flora Online. Retrieved 21 Dec 2023.