Calochortus luteus |
Calochortus monophyllus |
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yellow mariposa, yellow mariposa lily |
yellow cat's ear, yellow star-tulip |
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Stems | slender, 2–5 dm. |
slender, branching or not, 0.8–2 dm. |
Leaves | basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
basal persistent, 1–3 dm; blade linear, flat. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 1–8 cm. |
1–6-flowered. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate-oblong, attenuate, 2–3 cm; petals deep yellow, usually streaked red-brown proximally, often with median red-brown blotch, cuneate to obovate, 2–4 cm, with a few slender hairs near gland; glands ± lunate to oblong, not depressed, covered with short, matted hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers linear-oblong, 4–6 mm, apex obtuse or acute. |
± 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. |
Capsules | erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 3–6 cm. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 1–2 cm. |
Seeds | light beige, flat. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 14, 28. |
= 20. |
Calochortus luteus |
Calochortus monophyllus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering spring. |
Habitat | Heavy soils in grasslands, open woodlands, mixed evergreen forests | Wooded slopes, clay-loam soils |
Elevation | 0–700 m (0–2300 ft) | 400–1200 m (1300–3900 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; OR
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Discussion | Coastal plants of Calochortus luteus are mostly triploid, while those of the interior are mostly diploid. Occasionally this species hybridizes with C. superbus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 135. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Mariposa lutea | Cyclobothra monophylla |
Name authority | Douglas ex Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 19: plate 1567. (1833) | (Lindley) Lemaire: Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: 430b. (1849) |
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