Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus amabilis |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
Diogenes' lantern, golden fairy lantern |
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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. |
usually branching distal to base, 1–5 dm, slightly glaucous. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal persistent, 20–50 cm; blade linear, flat, slightly glaucous. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
2–many-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. |
nodding; perianth closed at apex, globular; sepals spreading, ovate to lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm; petals deep yellow, with brown abaxial blotch, widely lanceolate, 1.6–2 cm, densely ciliate throughout, adaxial surface glabrous or with a few hairs near gland; glands deeply depressed, bordered distally by band of hairs; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse or acute. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
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2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus amabilis |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. | |||||
Habitat | Shaded places in open woods or brush | |||||
Elevation | 100–1000 m (300–3300 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.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. | ||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||
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Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 119, plate 19, fig. 1. (1901) | ||||
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