Calochortus elegans |
Calochortus monophyllus |
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cat's ear, elegant cat's ear, elegant mariposa lily, elegant sego lily, elegant star tulip, northwestern mariposa lily |
yellow cat's ear, yellow star-tulip |
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Stems | ± slender, usually not branching, often scapelike, 0.5–2 dm. |
slender, branching or not, 0.8–2 dm. |
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Leaves | basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal persistent, 1–3 dm; blade linear, flat. |
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Inflorescences | 1–7-flowered. |
1–6-flowered. |
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Flowers | erect to spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals oblong-lanceolate, 12–16 mm, usually glabrous, adaxial surface minutely papillose; petals light green to white, usually with purple crescent distal to gland, ± oblanceolate or broader, 10–15 mm, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, margins conspicuously ciliate; glands lunate, usually slightly depressed, bordered proximally by ± ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers lanceolate, apex apiculate. |
± erect at anthesis; perianth open, campanulate; sepals oblong-lanceolate, 16–20 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals deep yellow, often with red-brown blotch distal to base, narrowly obovate, 12–20 mm, ciliate, adaxial surface densely branching-hairy; glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers short-tipped. |
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Capsules | nodding, winged, ellipsoid-globular, 1–2 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 1–2 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
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2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
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Calochortus elegans |
Calochortus monophyllus |
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Phenology | Flowering spring. | |||||||||
Habitat | Wooded slopes, clay-loam soils | |||||||||
Elevation | 400–1200 m (1300–3900 ft) | |||||||||
Distribution |
nw United States
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CA; OR
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Discussion | Varieties 3 (3 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 125. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||||||
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Synonyms | Cyclobothra monophylla | |||||||||
Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 240. (1814) | (Lindley) Lemaire: Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: 430b. (1849) | ||||||||
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