Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus splendens |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
splendid mariposa, splendid 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. |
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. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
monochasiate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 2–5 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, narrow at base; sepals deep lilac, often with purple blotch, lanceolate-ovate to acuminate, 2–3 cm; petals lavender to deep purple, usually with purple blotch at base, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 3–5 cm, with scattered, white and/or purple hairs proximal to middle, sometimes with yellow hairs distal to gland, margins dentate distally; glands ± square, not depressed, usually with many branching hairs; filaments 7–8 mm; anthers purple or white, 5–7 mm, apex obtuse to abruptly pointed. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
erect, linear, angled, 5–7 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
light-colored, flat. |
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2n | = 14. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus splendens |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | |||||
Habitat | Dry slopes in heavy or granitic soil in chaparral, valley grassland, pine forest | |||||
Elevation | less than 2800 m (less than 9200 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.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 26. | FNA vol. 26, p. 133. | ||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus | ||||
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Synonyms | C. davidsonianus, Mariposa splendens | |||||
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | Douglas ex Bentham: Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 411, plate 15, fig.1. (1835) | ||||
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