Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus monophyllus |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
yellow cat's ear, yellow star-tulip |
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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. |
slender, branching or not, 0.8–2 dm. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal persistent, 1–3 dm; blade linear, flat. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
1–6-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. |
± erect at anthesis; perianth open, campanulate; sepals oblong-lanceolate, 16–20 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals deep yellow, often with red-brown blotch distal to base, narrowly obovate, 12–20 mm, ciliate, adaxial surface densely branching-hairy; glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers short-tipped. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 1–2 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
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2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus monophyllus |
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Phenology | Flowering spring. | |||||
Habitat | Wooded slopes, clay-loam soils | |||||
Elevation | 400–1200 m (1300–3900 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
w United States
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CA; OR
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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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Synonyms | Cyclobothra monophylla | |||||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | (Lindley) Lemaire: Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: 430b. (1849) | ||||
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