Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus greenei |
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sagebrush mariposa lily, green-banded star-tulip |
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Habit | Perennial herb from a deep-seated bulb, the stem erect, stout, unbranched, 2-7 dm. tall. | |
Leaves | Leaves linear, concave-convex, reduced upward, becoming strongly involute and curled at the tip. |
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Flowers | Umbels 1-3 flowered; flowers large, lavender to white, erect, each petal with a median green stripe; sepals 3, longer than the petals, narrowly lanceolate, pointed; petals 3, obovate, moderately bearded above the gland; gland triangular-oblong, surrounded with a broad, fringed membrane, and densely covered with slender processes; stamens 6, style tapered, stigma trifid, persistent. |
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Fruits | Capsule linear-lanceolate, 3-angled, pointed. |
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Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus greenei |
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Flowering time | May-July | |
Habitat | Dry open forests, hillsides, grasslands and sagebrush, low to moderate elevations. | |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Nevada.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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