Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus umpquaensis |
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green-banded star tulip, sagebrush mariposa lily |
Umpqua mariposa lily |
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Stems | 20–55 cm long. |
20–30 cm long, usually not branching. |
Leaves | basal leaves linear, 5–10 cm long, glaucous; margins revolute, withering. |
basal leaves narrowly lanceolate; to 40 cm long; upper surface pubescent; cauline leaf 1, not prominent. |
Inflorescences | 1–2-flowered. |
1–5-flowered; bracts 2, subopposite, narrowly lanceolate. |
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 lanceolate-acuminate; to 20 mm long; petals to 40 mm long, white to cream-colored, with dark purple crescent above nectary; inner surface hairy throughout or sparsely hairy; upper inner surface minutely papillose or not; filaments 7 mm long; anthers to 7 mm long. |
Fruits | erect; lance-linear, 5–10 mm wide. |
nodding, 3–5.5 cm long. |
Seeds | wafer-like; straw-colored. |
irregular-shaped, yellow. |
2n | =20. |
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Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus umpquaensis |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Southwestern Oregon. 3 subspecies. Similar to C. howellii, this species is also a southwestern Oregon endemic found on serpentine soils. They differ in that C. umpquaensis has nodding fruits and petals up to 40 mm long, whereas C. howellii has erect fruits and shorter petals, to 25 mm long. |
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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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