Calochortus elegans |
Calochortus umbellatus |
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cat's ear, elegant cat's ear, elegant mariposa lily, elegant sego lily, elegant star tulip, northwestern mariposa lily |
Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip |
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Stems | ± slender, usually not branching, often scapelike, 0.5–2 dm. |
usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets. |
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Leaves | basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal persistent, 2–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
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Inflorescences | 1–7-flowered. |
subumbellate, 3–12-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; perianth open, campanulate; sepals 10–14 mm; petals white to pale pink, usually with purple blotch near gland, widely obovate to cuneate, 12–18 mm, adaxial surface not ciliate, ± glabrous, margins irregularly dentate distally; glands basally convex, covered by broad, ciliate membrane, bordered distally by short hairs; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex acute or obtuse. |
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Capsules | nodding, winged, ellipsoid-globular, 1–2 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
nodding, 3-winged, 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 umbellatus |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–early summer. | |||||||||
Habitat | Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine | |||||||||
Elevation | 100–700 m (300–2300 ft) | |||||||||
Distribution |
nw United States
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CA
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Discussion | Varieties 3 (3 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Calochortus umbellatus grows around San Francisco Bay. It is reported also from Lake County. (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. 127. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||||||
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Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 240. (1814) | Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) | ||||||||
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