Burke: Calochortus eurycarpus vs. Calochortus splendens

	Calochortus eurycarpus	Calochortus splendens
	big-pod mariposa lily, wide-fruited mariposa lily
Habit	Perennial herb from a deep-seated bulb, the stem erect, 1-5 dm. tall.
Leaves	Basal leaf flat, 1-3 dm. long and 5-25 mm. broad, exceeded by the inflorescence; single, bract-like cauline leaf about mid-stem.
Flowers	Umbel 1-5 flowered, the flowers creamy white to lavender, with a conspicuous red-purple blotch in the middle of each petal; sepals 3, broadly lanceolate, much shorter than the petals; petals 3, obovate, wedge-shaped; gland triangular, bordered below with a narrow, fringed membrane and above with a narrower membrane with rounded teeth, the enclosed surface densely covered with long, yellowish processes; stamens 6, in 2 series; style short, stigma trifid, persistent.
Fruits	Capsule 3-winged, elliptic-oblong, erect.

	Calochortus eurycarpus	Calochortus splendens
Flowering time	June-August
Habitat	Grasslands and open coniferous forests at moderate elevations.
Distribution	Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to eastern Oregon, east to Montana and Wyoming. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native
Conservation status	Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa	C. apiculatus, C. elegans, C. longebarbatus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. nitidus, C. subalpinus	C. apiculatus, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. longebarbatus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. nitidus, C. subalpinus
Web links	Local floras: OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Calochortus eurycarpus

Calochortus splendens

big-pod mariposa lily, wide-fruited mariposa lily

Habit

Perennial herb from a deep-seated bulb, the stem erect, 1-5 dm. tall.

Leaves

Basal leaf flat, 1-3 dm. long and 5-25 mm. broad, exceeded by the inflorescence; single, bract-like cauline leaf about mid-stem.

Flowers

Umbel 1-5 flowered, the flowers creamy white to lavender, with a conspicuous red-purple blotch in the middle of each petal;

sepals 3, broadly lanceolate, much shorter than the petals;

petals 3, obovate, wedge-shaped;

gland triangular, bordered below with a narrow, fringed membrane and above with a narrower membrane with rounded teeth, the enclosed surface densely covered with long, yellowish processes;

stamens 6, in 2 series;

style short, stigma trifid, persistent.

Fruits

Capsule 3-winged, elliptic-oblong, erect.