Calochortus eurycarpus |
Calochortus nitidus |
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big-pod mariposa, big-pod mariposa lily, white mariposa lily, wide-fruit mariposa lily |
broad-fruit mariposa lily, broadfruit mariposa |
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Stems | not branching, straight, 1–5 dm. |
not branching, straight, 2–4 dm, proximal internodes elongate; bulblets rare. |
Leaves | basal persistent, subtended by inflorescence, 1–3 dm × 5–25 mm; blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute. |
basal usually persistent, 1–3 dm × 10–25 mm; blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute; cauline ca. halfway up stem. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2 or more, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long-attenuate, unequal, 1–5 cm. |
subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 2 or more, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long-attenuate, unequal, 2–10 cm. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ovate to lanceolate, usually much shorter than petals, glabrous, apex acute to acuminate; petals creamy white to lavender, with conspicuous median red-purple adaxial blotch, obovate, invested near gland with few long, flexuous hairs, base cuneate, apex rounded or acute; glands triangular-lunate, slightly depressed, bordered proximally by comparatively narrow, deeply fringed membrane, distally often by narrower, crenate membranes, enclosed surface densely covered with long yellowish hairs, which, with membrane fringe, are often inconspicuously papillose; filaments slightly longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse. |
erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ovate to lanceolate, shorter than petals, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals lavender, with deep purple adaxial crescent distal to gland, obovate, cuneate, ± ciliate laterally, sparingly covered with long, flexuous hairs distal to gland; glands ± triangular-lunate, slightly depressed, bordered proximally by narrow, deeply fringed membrane, covered with short, thick hairs, hairs and membrane fringe densely covered with long papillae; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, 6–10 mm, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid-oblong. |
erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to nearly globular. |
Seeds | light beige. |
light beige. |
2n | = 20. |
= 40. |
Calochortus eurycarpus |
Calochortus nitidus |
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Phenology | Flowering summer. | Flowering summer. |
Habitat | Grasslands and open coniferous forests | Low meadows along creeks |
Elevation | 700–2700 m (2300–8900 ft) | 700–900 m (2300–3000 ft) |
Distribution |
ID; MT; NV; OR; WA; WY
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ID; OR; WA
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | FNA vol. 26, p. 129. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. nitidus var. eurycarpus | |
Name authority | S. Watson: Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 348. (1871) | Douglas: Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 277, plate 9A. (1828) |
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