Calochortus argillosus |
Calochortus raichei |
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clay mariposa, clay mariposa lily |
cedars fairy lantern, cedars mariposa lily, The Cedars fairy-lantern |
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Habit | Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous. | |
Stems | not branching, 4–6 dm. |
usually not branching distal to base, 1–10 dm, conspicuously glaucous. |
Leaves | basal withering, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal 3–4 dm; blade linear, attenuate, channeled, conspicuously glaucous. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–4-flowers; bracts 2–8 cm. |
1–2-flowered; bracts paired, opposite. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate, 2–4 cm, apex acute to acuminate; petals white to purple, with median red blotch often surrounded by pale yellow, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 2–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex retuse to obtuse; glands arched, transversely oblong to weakly lunate or ± rectangular, not depressed, densely covered with short hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers lanceolate-linear to oblong, 8–10 mm, apex acute to obtuse. |
nodding; perianth ± closed at apex, ± oblong; sepals appressed to petals, grayish mauve to pale green, broadly lanceolate, 1–2.5 cm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals pale yellow, obovate, 2–4.5 cm, adaxial surface moderately hairy from gland to apex, margins moderately ciliate to apex, apex acuminate to acute; glands depressed, with long, thin, distal hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers ± oblong, 6 mm, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | erect, narrowly lanceoloid, stout, 4–6 cm. |
nodding, ridged, not winged, oblong, 2–4 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | light beige, lanceolate, flat, 5–6 mm. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 14. |
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Calochortus argillosus |
Calochortus raichei |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering summer. |
Habitat | Hard clay soil of volcanic or metamorphic rock | Exposed serpentine soil in open woodlands |
Elevation | 0–400 m (0–1300 ft) | less than 300 m (less than 1000 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus raichei is known only from the headwaters area of Big Austin Creek, Sonoma County. It is threatened by mining activities. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 134. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Mariposa argillosa | |
Name authority | (Hoover) Zebell & P. L. Fiedler: Madroño 39: 306. (1992) | Farwig & V. Girard: Herbertia 43(1): 3, figs. 1, 2. (1987) |
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