OregonFlora species comparison

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Calochortus eurycarpus

Calochortus argillosus

bigpod mariposa
Stems

to 50 cm long.

Leaves

basal leaves flat; to 30 cm long; bract-like cauline leaf midway up stem.

Inflorescences

1–5-flowered;

bracts narrow-lanceolate to linear; to 5 cm long, unequal.

Flowers

sepals ovate to lanceolate; much shorter than petals;

petals obovate; to 45 mm long, white to pink, usually rounded at apex, with a reddish to purple blotch above nectary;

nectary crested with long branching yellow hairs, transversely oval;

filaments to 10 mm long;

anthers to 8 mm long.

Fruits

erect; to 25 mm long, rounded at apex, with a short beak, winged.

Seeds

light yellow.

2n

=20.

Calochortus eurycarpus

Calochortus argillosus
Distribution
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Discussion

Grasslands, scablands, open coniferous forests. Flowering Jun–Aug. 200–2500m. BR, BW, Lava. NV, WA. Native.

A disjunct population of this species exists in the Humboldt Mountains of Nevada.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 293
Frank Callahan
Sibling taxa
C. amabilis, C. bruneaunis, C. coeruleus, C. coxii, C. elegans, C. greenei, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. macrocarpus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. persistens, C. subalpinus, C. tolmiei, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus
C. amabilis, C. bruneaunis, C. coeruleus, C. coxii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. greenei, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. macrocarpus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. persistens, C. subalpinus, C. tolmiei, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus
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