Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus tolmiei |
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long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily |
hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
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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, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
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Leaves | single; basal persistent, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered. |
± umbellate, 1–several-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 or spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals 10–15 mm; petals white to pinkish or purplish, obovate, 12–25 mm, adaxial surface densely hairy, margins ciliate; glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers lanceolate, apex acute to apiculate. |
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Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
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Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
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2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus longebarbatus |
Calochortus tolmiei |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. | |||||
Habitat | Open grassy slopes or in woods, often on poor, dry soil | |||||
Elevation | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
w United States
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CA; OR; WA
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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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Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882) | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) | ||||
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