Calochortus howellii |
Calochortus tolmiei |
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Howell's mariposa lily |
hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
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Stems | slender, not branching or rarely branching in axil of cauline leaf, straight, 2–4 dm. |
± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 20–35 cm; blade gradually tapering distally, adaxially pubescent. |
basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–3-flowered; bracts 2, subopposite, linear to narrowly lanceolate, attenuate, 1–3 cm. |
± umbellate, 1–several-flowered. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals shorter than petals, ovate-acuminate, glabrous; petals yellowish white, with purplish hairs toward base, broadly obovate, cuneate, inconspicuously fringed laterally, sparingly short-hairy adaxially, apex rounded; glands transversely oblong, slightly depressed, densely covered with short, distally branching hairs, the bases of which unite at lower margin to form inconspicuous, discontinuous membranes; filaments shorter than anthers; anthers oblong-lanceolate, apex acute to short-apiculate. |
erect or spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals 10–15 mm; petals white to pinkish or purplish, obovate, 12–25 mm, adaxial surface densely hairy, margins ciliate; glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers lanceolate, apex acute to apiculate. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid, ca. 2 cm, base and apex acute. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
Seeds | light-colored, irregular. |
deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus howellii |
Calochortus tolmiei |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Dry, rocky, serpentine soils | Open grassy slopes or in woods, often on poor, dry soil |
Elevation | 300–500 m (1000–1600 ft) | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
OR
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CA; OR; WA
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Discussion | Calochortus howellii is known only from the Illinois River valley, Josephine County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 129. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 23: 266. (1888) | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) |
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