Calochortus eurycarpus |
Calochortus nudus |
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big-pod mariposa, big-pod mariposa lily, white mariposa lily, wide-fruit mariposa lily |
naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip |
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Stems | not branching, straight, 1–5 dm. |
usually not branching, 1–3 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, subtended by inflorescence, 1–3 dm × 5–25 mm; blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute. |
basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2 or more, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long-attenuate, unequal, 1–5 cm. |
1–several-flowered. |
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 lanceolate, 10–12 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals pale lavender, widely obovate, 14–16 mm, adaxial surface ± glabrous, not ciliate; glands not deeply depressed, bordered proximally by wide, ciliate membranes; anthers linear-oblong, apex obtuse or acute. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid-oblong. |
erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
Seeds | light beige. |
light brown, irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus eurycarpus |
Calochortus nudus |
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Phenology | Flowering summer. | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Grasslands and open coniferous forests | Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins |
Elevation | 700–2700 m (2300–8900 ft) | 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) |
Distribution |
ID; MT; NV; OR; WA; WY
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CA; OR
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Discussion | Calochortus nudus hybridizes with C. minimus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | FNA vol. 26, p. 128. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. nitidus var. eurycarpus | C. nudus var. shastensis, C. shastensis |
Name authority | S. Watson: Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 348. (1871) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263. (1879) |
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