Calochortus concolor |
Calochortus catalinae |
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golden bowl mariposa, goldenbowl mariposa-lily |
Catalina mariposa, Catalina mariposa-lily, Santa Catalina mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat membranous. |
Stems | usually stout, sparingly branching, not flexuous or twisted, 3–6 dm. |
usually branching distally, ± flexuous, 2–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear, glaucous. |
basal withering, 1–3 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts opposite pedicel, 4–8 cm. |
1–few-flowered; bracts opposite pedicel, 2–10 cm. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals usually with dark red blotch near base, lanceolate-ovate, 2–3 cm; petals yellow, often tinged purple in drying, cuneate to obovate, 3–5 cm; glands usually ± round, depressed, small, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane and a few long, yellow hairs, densely covered with slender, unbranched hairs; filaments 9–10 mm; anthers yellowish, oblong, 8–10 mm, apex obtuse. |
erect; perianth open, broadly campanulate; sepals with purple blotch near base, lanceolate, 2–3 cm, apex acuminate; petals white tinged with lilac, with purple blotch near base, usually obovate, ± concave, 2–5 cm, glabrous except few hairs near base, apex obtuse; glands oblong, not depressed, densely hairy, hairs branching; filaments 8–10 mm; anthers lilac, oblong, 4–5 mm. |
Capsules | erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 5–8 cm, apex acuminate. |
erect, narrow-oblong, rounded in cross section, 2–5 cm, apex obtuse. |
Seeds | flat. |
light yellow, translucent, flat. |
2n | = ca. 14. |
= 14. |
Calochortus concolor |
Calochortus catalinae |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Dry slopes in chaparral and pine forest, frequently on decomposed granite | Heavy soil, open grassy slopes, openings in brush |
Elevation | 700–2500 m (2300–8200 ft) | less than 700 m (less than 2300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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CA
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Discussion | Calochortus catalinae is increasingly threatened by habitat loss. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. luteus var. concolor | Mariposa catalinae |
Name authority | (Baker) Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 135. (1901) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 268. (1879) |
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