UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Calochortus longebarbatus
Calochortus longebarbatus

long-bearded sego-lily
Habit Perennial herb from a deep-seated bulb, the stem erect, 1-5 dm. tall.
Leaves

Basal leaf flat, 2-3 dm. long and 5-10 mm. broad, shorter than the inflorescence;

cauline leaf nearly basal, with a bulblet in the axil.
Flowers

Umbel 1-3 flowered;

flowers lavender-pink, with a deep purplish-red band on each petal just above the gland, erect on slender pedicels;

sepals 3, shorter than the petals, lanceolate, pointed, glabrous;

petals 3, broadly obovate, wedge-shaped;

gland transversely oblong, the surface naked, bordered below with a broad, deeply fringed membrane and above with a band of short, thick processes;

stamens 6, in 2 series;

style short, stigma trifid, persistent.
Fruits

Capsule nearly orbicular, 3-winged, erect.

Calochortus longebarbatus
Flowering time June-July
Habitat Open meadows, low to middle elevations.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Yakima and Klickitat counties in Washington; south-central Washington to northern California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
C. apiculatus, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. nitidus, C. subalpinus
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