Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus dunnii |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
Dunn's mariposa-lily |
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Habit | Plants rarely 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. |
slender, usually branching, ± straight, 2–6 dm. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear-attenuate, channeled. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
2–6-flowered; bracts 1–2 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 lanceolate-ovate, 1–2 cm; petals white, usually flushed pink, with red-brown blotch distal to gland, obovate to cuneate, 2–3 cm, usually rounded distally, with yellowish hairs near gland; glands rounded, not depressed, covered with linear yellow hairs; filaments 5–6 mm; anthers white, oblong, 4–5 mm, apex acute. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
erect, linear, angled in cross section, 2–3 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
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2n | = 14. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus dunnii |
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Phenology | Flowering mid summer. | |||||
Habitat | Dry stony ridges in chaparral and pine forest | |||||
Elevation | 1500–1700 m (4900–5600 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
w United States
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CA; Mexico (Baja California) |
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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. (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. palmeri var. dunnii | |||||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 147, plate 19, figs. 14, 17. (1901) | ||||
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