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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

Calochortus argillosus

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
C. apiculatus, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. longebarbatus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. nitidus, C. subalpinus
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