Flora of North America species comparison

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Calochortus flexuosus

Calochortus greenei

winding mariposa, winding mariposa lily

Greene's mariposa-lily
Habit Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous.
Stems

twining or straggling over ground, branching, 1–2 dm, usually sinuous.

usually branching, 1–3 dm.
Leaves

basal, withering;

blade linear, attenuate.

basal persistent, ca. 2 dm;

blade glabrous adaxially.
Inflorescences

1–4-flowered;

bracts 1–3 cm.

1–5-flowered.
Flowers

erect;

perianth open, campanulate, each member with transverse yellow band;

sepals lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 2–3 cm;

petals white with lilac tinge, darker veined, especially distally, sometimes with purple blotch distal to gland, obovate to cuneate, 3–4 cm, with sparse or dense, short or long hairs near gland, apex rounded;

glands transverse-lunate or wider, densely short-hairy;

filaments 6–10 mm;

anthers oblong, 5–7 mm, apex obtuse or acute.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals 25–30 mm;

petals purplish, with darker purple abaxial crescent distal to gland, 30–40 mm, not ciliate at base, ± hairy;

glands deeply depressed, bordered proximally by wide ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs.
Capsules

erect, lanceoloid, angled, stout, 3–4 cm.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid, 20–25 mm.
Seeds

light beige, flat.

irregular.
2n

= 14.

Calochortus flexuosus

Calochortus greenei
Phenology Flowering spring. Flowering mid summer.
Habitat Dry stony slopes, desert hills, mesas, creosote bush scrub, sagebrush scrub Shrubby hillsides, open woodlands, dry soils and slopes
Elevation 500–2000 m (1600–6600 ft) 700–1100 m (2300–3600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; UT
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from FNA
CA; OR
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 131. FNA vol. 26, p. 129.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Calochortus Liliaceae > Calochortus
Sibling taxa
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
Name authority S. Watson: Amer. Naturalist 7: 303. (1873) S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 264. (1879)
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