Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus coxii |
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green-banded star tulip, sagebrush mariposa lily |
Cox's cat's ear, Cox's mariposa lily |
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Stems | 20–55 cm long. |
15–20 cm long, flexuous. |
Leaves | basal leaves linear, 5–10 cm long, glaucous; margins revolute, withering. |
basal leaves to 30 cm long, with short hairs in lines on adaxial surface, persistent. |
Inflorescences | 1–2-flowered. |
1–5-flowered. |
Flowers | sepals lanceolate, 40–50 mm long; petals obovate, 40–60 mm long, white to pink or purple, with a chevron or crescent or not; lower 33% of inner petal with yellow scattered hairs; outer petal surface with distinct green band; nectary depressed, triangular; filaments 8–9 mm long; anthers to 10 mm long, pink to light purple. |
sepals to 25 mm long; petals to 25 mm long, densely covered with long simple white hairs approximately 50% way to nectary where hairs become yellow; margins somewhat fringed; petal claw with fine penciling/spots (nectary guides); nectary lunate, crested with branching hairs; filaments to 7 mm long; anthers 3–7 mm long; reddish brown, apiculate. |
Fruits | erect; lance-linear, 5–10 mm wide. |
nodding, 3–4 × approximately 1.5 cm, with a long recurved tip approximately 4 mm, 3 winged. |
Seeds | wafer-like; straw-colored. |
light straw-yellow. |
Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus coxii |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Serpentine grasslands and summit balds. Flowering Jun–Jul. 200–800m. Sisk. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 295 Frank Callahan |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 293 Frank Callahan |
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