Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus flexuosus |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
winding mariposa, winding 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. |
twining or straggling over ground, branching, 1–2 dm, usually sinuous. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal, withering; blade linear, attenuate. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
1–4-flowered; bracts 1–3 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, each member with transverse yellow band; sepals lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 2–3 cm; petals white with lilac tinge, darker veined, especially distally, sometimes with purple blotch distal to gland, obovate to cuneate, 3–4 cm, with sparse or dense, short or long hairs near gland, apex rounded; glands transverse-lunate or wider, densely short-hairy; filaments 6–10 mm; anthers oblong, 5–7 mm, apex obtuse or acute. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
erect, lanceoloid, angled, stout, 3–4 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
light beige, flat. |
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2n | = 14. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus flexuosus |
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Phenology | Flowering spring. | |||||
Habitat | Dry stony slopes, desert hills, mesas, creosote bush scrub, sagebrush scrub | |||||
Elevation | 500–2000 m (1600–6600 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
w United States
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AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; 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, p. 131. | ||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||
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Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | S. Watson: Amer. Naturalist 7: 303. (1873) | ||||
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