Calochortus elegans |
Calochortus westonii |
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cat's ear, elegant cat's ear, elegant mariposa lily, elegant sego lily, elegant star tulip, northwestern mariposa lily |
mariposa-lily, Shirley Meadows mariposa lily, Shirley Meadows star-tulip |
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Stems | ± slender, usually not branching, often scapelike, 0.5–2 dm. |
slender and delicate, not branching, 3–15 cm. |
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Leaves | basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat. |
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Inflorescences | 1–7-flowered. |
1–12-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 to spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ca. 10 mm; petals white to light blue, lanceolate, 8–12 mm, ciliate only on margins, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, apex acute; glands slightly depressed, bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anther apex acute to acuminate. |
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Capsules | nodding, winged, ellipsoid-globular, 1–2 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
nodding, angled, 1–2 cm, apex acute. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
irregular. |
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2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus elegans |
Calochortus westonii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring. | |||||||||
Habitat | Open places in woods, meadows | |||||||||
Elevation | 1500–2000 m (4900–6600 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.) |
Of conservation concern. Calochortus westonii is known from the Greenhorn Mountains, Kern and Tulare counties. (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. 125. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||||||
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Synonyms | C. coeruleus var. westonii | |||||||||
Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 240. (1814) | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. (1931) | ||||||||
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