Calochortus longebarbatus |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
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Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm, proximal internodes very short; bulblet in axil of cauline leaf at or below ground surface. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
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Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ovate-lanceolate, 15–20 mm, apex acuminate; petals light pink to ± lavender, with red-purple adaxial crescent distal to gland, widely obovate-cuneate, 20–30 mm, not ciliate, with a few long hairs; glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; filaments twice length of anthers; anther apex obtuse to abruptly short-tipped. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
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Distribution |
w United States
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Discussion | recent collections of calochortus longebarbatus from oregon exhibit intergradation in the characters that heretofore have been thought to distinguish the following two varieties (k. l. chambers pers. comm.), and their continued recognition may prove unwarranted Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | ||||
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Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | ||||
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