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Perennial to trees, from membranous bulb, fibrous corm, scaly rhizome, or erect caudex
Stem generally underground
Leaves generally basal, often withering early, alternate, generally ± linear
Inflorescence various, generally bracted
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial; perianth often showy, segments generally 6 in two petal-like whorls (outer sometimes sepal-like), free or fused at base; stamens 6 (or 3 + generally 3 ± petal-like staminodes), filaments sometimes attached to perianth or fused into a tube or crown; ovary superior or inferior, chambers 3, placentas generally axile, style generally 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: generally capsule, loculicidal or septicidal (berry or nut)
Genera in family: ± 300 genera, 4600 species: especially ± dry temp and subtropical; many cultivated for ornamental or food;some TOXIC . Here includes genera sometimes treated in Agavaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families.
Perennial; rhizome short, thick, horizontal to erect
Stem erect, 1 or more per plant
Leaves 3 in a single whorl, subtending flower, ± ovate
Flower bisexual, 1 per stem, erect to nodding; sepals 3, free, persistent, greenish; petals 3, free, withering, white, pinkish, yellowish, or purple; stamens 6; ovary chambers 3, styles 3
Fruit: capsule, berry-like
Seeds many, ovoid
Species in genus: ± 3040 species: North America, Asia
Etymology: (Latin: three, from leaves)
Reference: [Freeman 1975 Brittonia 27:162]
Native |
Stem 17 dm
Leaf ± sessile, 420 cm, acute to acuminate
Flower erect to nodding; sepals 0.56 cm, 1.545 mm wide, lanceolate; petals 0.57 cm, 1.845 mm wide, linear to widely obovate, white, aging pink; stamens 1.715 mm
Chromosomes: n=5
Ecology: Common. Redwood and mixed-evergreen forest on moist wooded slopes
Elevation: 102000 m.
Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California, Central Western California
Distribution outside California: to w Canada, Colorado
Highly variable
Horticultural information: DRN, SHD: 14, 15, 16, 17; DFCLT.
Native |
Stem 1.57 dm
Leaf generally sessile
Flower generally ± erect; sepals 16 cm, 224 mm wide, lanceolate; petals 1.57 cm, 545 mm wide, oblong-lanceolate to widely obovate
Ecology: Habitat of sp.
Elevation: 101600 m.
Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California, Central Western California.