Calochortus concolor |
Calochortus coeruleus |
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golden bowl mariposa, goldenbowl mariposa-lily |
beavertail-grass, blue cat's ear, blue star tulip |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | usually stout, sparingly branching, not flexuous or twisted, 3–6 dm. |
not branching, 0.3–2 dm. |
Leaves | basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear, glaucous. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts opposite pedicel, 4–8 cm. |
1–10-flowered. |
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 to spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals oblong-lanceolate, ca. 10 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals light blue, obovate, 8–12 mm, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, margins ciliate to apex, apex acuminate; glands slightly depressed, bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers oblong, apex acute to acuminate. |
Capsules | erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 5–8 cm, apex acuminate. |
nodding, not winged, 1–2 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | flat. |
irregular. |
2n | = ca. 14. |
= 20. |
Calochortus concolor |
Calochortus coeruleus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Dry slopes in chaparral and pine forest, frequently on decomposed granite | Open gravelly places in woods |
Elevation | 700–2500 m (2300–8200 ft) | 600–2500 m (2000–8200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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CA
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Discussion | Calochortus coeruleus appears to intergrade with C. tolmiei to some extent, especially in petal ciliation (K. L. Chambers, pers. comm.), and it might better be treated as a variety of the latter, more widespread species. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. luteus var. concolor | Cyclobothra coerulea, C. coeruleus var. fimbriatus, C. maweanus |
Name authority | (Baker) Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 135. (1901) | (Kellogg) S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263. (1879) |
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