Asparagaceae

Prettyface

Triteleia ixioides (Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton) Greene

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Triteleia

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Prettyface: Photo of Triteleia ixioides ssp. scabra at the University of California Botanical Garden — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 无味葱, 无味韭
English: Prettyface
German: Gelbe Triteleie

Synonyms

Brodiaea ixioides (Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton) S.Watson
Calliprora ixioides (Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton) Greene
Hookera ixioides (Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton) Kuntze
Milla ixioides (W.T.Aiton) Baker
Ornithogalum ixioides Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton
Themis ixioides (Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton) Salisb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brianterrel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Philippe Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Kat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.