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naked star tulip, Shasta star tulip

Stems

10–30 cm long.

Leaves

basal leaves to 5–20 cm long, persistent.

Inflorescences

1–6-flowered;

bracts 2; to 5 cm long.

Flowers

sepals lance ovate, 10–12 mm long;

petals 12–16 mm long, white to purple, purple chevron above nectary, with sparse simple hairs near nectary;

nectary with a membrane, crested with short simple hairs;

filaments to 5 mm long;

anthers to 4 mm long, purple.

Fruits

erect, elliptic, 10–20 mm long; acutish at both ends.

Seeds

irregularshaped, light brown.

Calochortus nudus

Calochortus clavatus

Distribution
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Discussion

Grasslands. Flowering May–Jul. 1800–2000m. Casc, Sisk. CA. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 296
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. 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. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. macrocarpus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. persistens, C. subalpinus, C. tolmiei, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus
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