Pretty Face; Triteleia ixioides
Mid bloomer, 6-petaled showy flat flowers clustered on tall leafless stems. Birds eat seeds, leaves are used for toothache. Notes: Lily Family. The flowers look like yellow stars on an umbel. It was one of the ‘Indian Potatoes’, edible bulb. Former name: Brodiaea lutea, Golden Brodiaea. Click on genus name below to go to USDA for this genus.
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Pretty Face; Triteleia ixioides |
Like the Wally
Basket, Pretty Face can have a large number of blossoms in a single
umbel. |
In this picture it is clear that the
leaves and umbel are from the same plant. |