Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus howellii |
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naked star tulip, Shasta star tulip |
Howell's mariposa lily |
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Stems | 10–30 cm long. |
20–40 cm long. |
Leaves | basal leaves to 5–20 cm long, persistent. |
basal leaves 20–40 cm long; upper surface with rows of short hairs; cauline leaves few, lanceolate; to 5 cm long. |
Inflorescences | 1–6-flowered; bracts 2; to 5 cm long. |
1–3-flowered; bracts to 4 cm. |
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. |
sepals ovate; to 20 mm long, acuminate; petals to 25 mm long, white, rounded at apex; inner surface with short dense white hairs above and purple hairs on a green base near nectary (may appear to be brown hairs); petal claw papillate; nectary crested with branching hairs; filaments to 7 mm long; anthers oblong; to 7 mm long, acuminate. |
Fruits | erect, elliptic, 10–20 mm long; acutish at both ends. |
erect, elliptic; to 20 mm long; acute. |
Seeds | irregularshaped, light brown. |
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Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus howellii |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Grasslands. Flowering May–Jul. 1800–2000m. Casc, Sisk. CA. Native. |
Rocky serpentine soils. Flowering Jun–Jul. 300–800m. Sisk. Native. This species is known only from the Illinois Valley of southern Oregon. See also C. umpquaensis. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 296 Frank Callahan |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 294 Frank Callahan |
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