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bigpod mariposa

Calochortus longebarbatus

long-bearded mariposa lily, long-haired star tulip

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.

Calochortus eurycarpus

Calochortus longebarbatus

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
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 295
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. luteus, C. macrocarpus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. persistens, C. subalpinus, C. tolmiei, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus
Subordinate taxa
C. longebarbatus var. longebarbatus, C. longebarbatus var. peckii
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