Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus westonii |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
mariposa-lily, Shirley Meadows mariposa lily, Shirley Meadows star-tulip |
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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. |
slender and delicate, not branching, 3–15 cm. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
1–12-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. |
erect to spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ca. 10 mm; petals white to light blue, lanceolate, 8–12 mm, ciliate only on margins, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, apex acute; glands slightly depressed, bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anther apex acute to acuminate. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, angled, 1–2 cm, apex acute. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
irregular. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus westonii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring. | |||||
Habitat | Open places in woods, meadows | |||||
Elevation | 1500–2000 m (4900–6600 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
w United States
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CA |
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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.) |
Of conservation concern. Calochortus westonii is known from the Greenhorn Mountains, Kern and Tulare counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | FNA vol. 26, p. 125. | ||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||
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Synonyms | C. coeruleus var. westonii | |||||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. (1931) | ||||
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