Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus subalpinus |
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green-banded star tulip, sagebrush mariposa lily |
Cascade mariposa lily, mountain cat's ear, subalpine mariposa lily |
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Stems | 20–55 cm long. |
5–20 cm long, flexuous. |
Leaves | basal leaves linear, 5–10 cm long, glaucous; margins revolute, withering. |
basal leaves 10–30 cm × 2–15 mm. |
Inflorescences | 1–2-flowered. |
1–5-flowered; bracts 2 or more, lanceolatelinear, 1–5 cm long, acuminate. |
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, with a dark blotch near base; petals obovate to 30 mm, white to yellowish cream; inner surface hairy throughout, white hairs above grading into yellow hairs near nectary; nectary strongly lunate and almost tube-like, with a shallow membrane; front crested with a single row of branching hairs; back crested with sparse branching hairs; filaments to 7 mm long; anthers to 8 mm long, yellow. |
Fruits | erect; lance-linear, 5–10 mm wide. |
nodding, oblong-obtuse; to 3 cm long. |
Seeds | wafer-like; straw-colored. |
irregular-shaped, light yellow; aging to brown. |
2n | =20. |
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Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus subalpinus |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Rocky grasslands and rocky summit balds. Flowering May– Aug. 800–2500m. Casc, CR, ECas. WA. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 295 Frank Callahan |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 296 Frank Callahan |
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Subordinate taxa | ||
Synonyms | Calochortus lobbii | |
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