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Perennial, rhizomes short, spreading.
Stem: erect, ± glabrous near base, dense-glandular-hairy above [or not].
Leaf: generally basal, ± 2-ranked, ± linear; cauline 0–3, on lower 1/3 of stem, sheathing.
Inflorescence: terminal raceme, ± head- or spike-like, generally longer in fruit.
Flower: perianth parts 6 in 2 petal-like whorls, white to ± green or ± yellow; stamens 6, filaments ± flat, glabrous, wider at base, anthers attached at base; ovary superior, stalked, 3-lobed, chambers 3, styles 3.
Fruit: capsule [ follicle], 3-beaked from persistent styles, septicidal below, loculicidal above.
Seed: ± brown; coat white, loose, spongy, inflated; appendage generally at 1 end, rarely 0 or at both ends.
3 genera, 18 species: se US, nw South America, n temperate. Tofieldia occidentalis moved to Triantha. —Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti.
Previous taxon: Triteleia peduncularis
Next taxon: Triantha
Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) [year] Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html [accessed on month, day, year]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].
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