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Calochortus longebarbatus

Calochortus argillosus
Calochortus longebarbatus

long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily

clay mariposa, clay mariposa lily
Habit Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous.
Stems

usually not branching, 1–3 dm, proximal internodes very short;

bulblet in axil of cauline leaf at or below ground surface.

not branching, 4–6 dm.
Leaves

single;

basal persistent, 2–3 dm;

blade linear.

basal withering, 2–3 dm;

blade linear.
Inflorescences

1–4-flowered.

subumbellate, 1–4-flowers;

bracts 2–8 cm.
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;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals lanceolate, 2–4 cm, apex acute to acuminate;

petals white to purple, with median red blotch often surrounded by pale yellow, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 2–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex retuse to obtuse;

glands arched, transversely oblong to weakly lunate or ± rectangular, not depressed, densely covered with short hairs;

filaments 7–9 mm;

anthers lanceolate-linear to oblong, 8–10 mm, apex acute to obtuse.
Capsules

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm.

erect, narrowly lanceoloid, stout, 4–6 cm.
Seeds

light brown, irregular.

light beige, lanceolate, flat, 5–6 mm.
2n

= 14.

Calochortus longebarbatus

Calochortus argillosus
Phenology Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat Hard clay soil of volcanic or metamorphic rock
Elevation 0–400 m (0–1300 ft)
Distribution
from USDA
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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.)
Key
1. Perianth obconic-campanulate, petals not sharply bent at gland; basal leaves not reddish at base.
var. longebarbatus
1. Perianth broadly campanulate, petals sharply bent at gland; basal leaves reddish at base.
var. peckii
Source FNA vol. 26. FNA vol. 26, p. 134.
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. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, 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. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, 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
Subordinate taxa
C. longebarbatus var. longebarbatus, C. longebarbatus var. peckii
Synonyms Mariposa argillosa
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) (Hoover) Zebell & P. L. Fiedler: Madroño 39: 306. (1992)
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