Calochortus aureus |
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golden mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. |
Stems | usually not branching or twisted, 1–3 dm. |
Leaves | basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | erect, subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts unequal at base of inflorescence, 1–6 cm. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals with maroon blotch distal to gland, broadly lanceolate, 1–4 cm, apex acuminate; petals lemon yellow, with maroon blotch distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, 3–3.5 cm, ± glabrous or with a few lemon-yellow hairs near gland; glands round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membranes, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs; filaments ca. equaling anthers; anthers yellowish cream, oblong, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | erect, light tan to light brown, linear-lanceoloid, 3-angled, ca. 2.5–5 cm, apex acuminate. |
Seeds | light yellow, flat. |
2n | = 32. |
Calochortus aureus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Dry sandy–clayey places |
Elevation | 1200–2000 m (3900–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; UT
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Source | FNA vol. 26. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | C. nuttallii var. aureus |
Name authority | S. Watson: Amer. Naturalist 7: 303. (1873) |
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