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golden bowl mariposa, goldenbowl mariposa-lily

Catalina mariposa, Catalina mariposa-lily, Santa Catalina mariposa lily

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

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
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Calochortus catalinae is increasingly threatened by habitat loss.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 26. FNA vol. 26, p. 131.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Calochortus Liliaceae > Calochortus
Sibling taxa
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
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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