Asparagaceae FAMILY

Triteleia hyacinthina

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Triteleia hyacinthina is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from an underground corm. It produces 1 - 3 grass-like leaves 10 - 40cm long and a flowering scape 30 - 60cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The corm produces offsets, so that eventually a cluster of plants grow together. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The native N. American people would often harvest the corms in quantity and used to semi-manage the areas where the plant grew in order to ensure a sustainable harvest.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Washington, western Idaho, Oregon and California.

HabitatGrasslands; grassy, often rocky open flats; mid-montane meadows; vernally wet meadows; occasionally on drier slopes; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 90 Title Bulbs Publication Author Phillips. R. and Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30253-1 Description Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]