Burke: Calochortus lyallii vs. Calochortus longebarbatus

	Calochortus lyallii	Calochortus longebarbatus
	Lyall's mariposa-lily	long-bearded sego-lily
Habit	Perennial herb from a deep-seated bulb, the stem erect, 1-5 dm. tall.	Perennial herb from a deep-seated bulb, the stem erect, 1-5 dm. tall.
Leaves	Basal leaf flat, 1-2 dm. long and 2-20 mm. broad, not exceeding the inflorescence; a single bract-like cauline leaf about mid-stem.	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 1-4 flowered; flowers white or purplish tinged, with a purple crescent on each petal above the gland and a similar spot on each sepal; pedicels slender, erect or spreading; sepals 3, about equal to the petals, lanceolate, glabrous; petals 3, ovate to lanceolate, pointed, abruptly contracted at the base to a short claw, conspicuously fringed with long, slender hairs; gland transverse, arched upward, bordered above with a fringed membrane and below with a narrower membrane, the enclosed surface covered with thick processes; stamens 6, style short, stigma trifid, persistent.	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 elliptic, 3-winged, erect.	Capsule nearly orbicular, 3-winged, erect.

	Calochortus lyallii	Calochortus longebarbatus
Flowering time	May-July	June-July
Habitat	Dry, open coniferous forests at moderate to mid-elevations in the mountains.	Open meadows, low to middle elevations.
Distribution	Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; British Columbia south along the east slope of the Cascades to south-central Washington. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Yakima and Klickitat counties in Washington; south-central Washington to northern California. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern	Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa	C. apiculatus, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. longebarbatus, C. macrocarpus, C. nitidus, C. subalpinus	C. apiculatus, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. nitidus, C. subalpinus
Web links	Local floras: BC, 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: OR, WA Local Web sites: 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 lyallii

Calochortus longebarbatus

Lyall's mariposa-lily

long-bearded sego-lily

Habit

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

Leaves

Basal leaf flat, 1-2 dm. long and 2-20 mm. broad, not exceeding the inflorescence; a single bract-like cauline leaf about mid-stem.

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 1-4 flowered;

flowers white or purplish tinged, with a purple crescent on each petal above the gland and a similar spot on each sepal;

pedicels slender, erect or spreading;

sepals 3, about equal to the petals, lanceolate, glabrous;

petals 3, ovate to lanceolate, pointed, abruptly contracted at the base to a short claw, conspicuously fringed with long, slender hairs;

gland transverse, arched upward, bordered above with a fringed membrane and below with a narrower membrane, the enclosed surface covered with thick processes;

stamens 6, style short, stigma trifid, persistent.

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 elliptic, 3-winged, erect.

Capsule nearly orbicular, 3-winged, erect.