Calochortus eurycarpus |
Calochortus longebarbatus |
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bigpod mariposa |
long-bearded mariposa lily, long-haired star tulip |
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Stems | to 50 cm long. |
10–20 cm long. |
Leaves | basal leaves flat; to 30 cm long; bract-like cauline leaf midway up stem. |
with bulblets present in axils; basal leaves 20–30 cm long; cauline leaves 1–2. |
Inflorescences | 1–5-flowered; bracts narrow-lanceolate to linear; to 5 cm long, unequal. |
1–5-flowered; bracts to 6 cm long. |
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. |
sepals ovate-lanceolate, 15–20 mm long, acuminate; petals obovate, pink to purple, 20–30 mm long, irregularly toothed at tip, dark red chevron above nectary gland, with sparse long hairs near nectary; nectary centered well away from the petal edges; filaments to 10 mm long; anthers approximately 4 mm long; short pointed. |
Fruits | erect; to 25 mm long, rounded at apex, with a short beak, winged. |
erect, broadly elliptic, 20–30 mm long, sharply pointed at tip, winged. |
Seeds | light yellow. |
irregular-shaped, light brown. |
2n | =20. |
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Calochortus eurycarpus |
Calochortus longebarbatus |
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Distribution | ||
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. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 293 Frank Callahan |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 295 Frank Callahan |
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