Calochortus elegans |
Calochortus striatus |
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cat's ear, elegant cat's ear, elegant mariposa lily, elegant sego lily, elegant star tulip, northwestern mariposa lily |
alkali mariposa-lily |
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Habit | Plants not bulbose. | |||||||||
Stems | ± slender, usually not branching, often scapelike, 0.5–2 dm. |
1–5 cm. |
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Leaves | basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
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Inflorescences | 1–7-flowered. |
subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts linear, 1–3 cm. |
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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; perianth open, campanulate, narrow at base; sepals lanceolate, 1–2 cm, apex acuminate; petals white to lavender, with conspicuous purple striping, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 2–3 cm, sparsely hairy around gland, margins irregularly dentate distally; glands oblong, not depressed, covered with linear hairs; filaments 5–7 mm; anthers oblong, 4–6 mm. |
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Capsules | nodding, winged, ellipsoid-globular, 1–2 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
erect, linear, angled, 4–5 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
light-colored, flat. |
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2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus elegans |
Calochortus striatus |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–early summer. | |||||||||
Habitat | Alkaline meadows, springy places in creosote bush scrub | |||||||||
Elevation | 300–1400 m (1000–4600 ft) | |||||||||
Distribution |
nw United States
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CA; NV
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Discussion | Varieties 3 (3 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. (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. 133. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||||||
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Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 240. (1814) | Parish: Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 122. (1902) | ||||||||
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