Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus aureus |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
golden mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |||||
Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm, proximal internodes very short; bulblet in axil of cauline leaf at or below ground surface. |
usually not branching or twisted, 1–3 dm. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
erect, subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts unequal at base of inflorescence, 1–6 cm. |
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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; perianth open, campanulate; sepals with maroon blotch distal to gland, broadly lanceolate, 1–4 cm, apex acuminate; petals lemon yellow, with maroon blotch distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, 3–3.5 cm, ± glabrous or with a few lemon-yellow hairs near gland; glands round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membranes, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs; filaments ca. equaling anthers; anthers yellowish cream, oblong, apex obtuse. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
erect, light tan to light brown, linear-lanceoloid, 3-angled, ca. 2.5–5 cm, apex acuminate. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
light yellow, flat. |
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2n | = 32. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus aureus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | |||||
Habitat | Dry sandy–clayey places | |||||
Elevation | 1200–2000 m (3900–6600 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
w United States
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AZ; NM; UT
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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. | ||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||
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Synonyms | C. nuttallii var. aureus | |||||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | S. Watson: Amer. Naturalist 7: 303. (1873) | ||||
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