Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus raichei |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
cedars fairy lantern, cedars mariposa lily, The Cedars fairy-lantern |
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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. |
usually not branching distal to base, 1–10 dm, conspicuously glaucous. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal 3–4 dm; blade linear, attenuate, channeled, conspicuously glaucous. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
1–2-flowered; bracts paired, opposite. |
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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. |
nodding; perianth ± closed at apex, ± oblong; sepals appressed to petals, grayish mauve to pale green, broadly lanceolate, 1–2.5 cm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals pale yellow, obovate, 2–4.5 cm, adaxial surface moderately hairy from gland to apex, margins moderately ciliate to apex, apex acuminate to acute; glands depressed, with long, thin, distal hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers ± oblong, 6 mm, apex obtuse. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, ridged, not winged, oblong, 2–4 cm, apex acute. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus raichei |
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Phenology | Flowering summer. | |||||
Habitat | Exposed serpentine soil in open woodlands | |||||
Elevation | less than 300 m (less than 1000 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
w United States
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CA |
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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. Calochortus raichei is known only from the headwaters area of Big Austin Creek, Sonoma County. It is threatened by mining activities. (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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Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | Farwig & V. Girard: Herbertia 43(1): 3, figs. 1, 2. (1987) | ||||
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