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Calochortus lyallii

Calochortus elegans
Calochortus lyallii

elegant cat's ear, elegant mariposa lily
Stems

5–20 cm long, flexuous, usually not branching.
Leaves

basal leaves broadly linear, 10–20 cm long, glabrous, persistent.
Inflorescences

1–7-flowered;

bracts lanceolate; to approximately 3 mm long.
Flowers

sepals lanceolate, ovatelanceolate, or elliptic, 12–16 mm long;

inner surface somewhat papillate;

petals oblanceolate, 10–20 mm long;

upper portion of inner surface white;

lower portion purple; entire inner surface densely hairy;

filaments to 4 mm long;

anthers to 5 mm long, white or purple; long acuminate.
Fruits

nodding, 2 × 2 cm, winged.
Seeds

irregular-shaped, light purple.
2n

=20.

Calochortus lyallii

Calochortus elegans
Distribution
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Discussion

Northwestern US. 3 varieties; 2 varieties treated in Flora.

Calochortus elegans is reported to hybridize with C. subalpinus in a small geographic area (Lane-Douglas County border) where their ranges overlap.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 293
Frank Callahan
Sibling taxa
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
C. amabilis, C. bruneaunis, C. coeruleus, C. coxii, 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
Subordinate taxa
C. elegans var. elegans, C. elegans var. nanus
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