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golden bowl mariposa, goldenbowl mariposa-lily

beavertail-grass, blue cat's ear, blue star tulip

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

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

Source FNA vol. 26. FNA vol. 26, p. 124.
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. catalinae, C. clavatus, 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 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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