Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus |
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green-banded star-tulip, sagebrush mariposa-lily |
lewiston mariposa lily, Nez Perce mariposa lily, sagebrush mariposa |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat membranous. | |||||
Stems | usually not branching, stout, 2–5 dm. |
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Leaves | basal withering, 0.5–1 dm; blade linear. |
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Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–3-flowered; bracts 3–5 cm. |
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Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate, 4–5 cm, apex acuminate; petals purple, with median green stripe on abaxial surface, obovate, 4–6 cm, bearded distal to gland, apex acuminate; glands triangular-sagittate, slightly depressed, densely covered with slender hairs; filaments 8–9 mm; anthers lanceolate-linear, ca. 1 cm, apex obtuse. |
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Capsules | erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 4–5 cm, apex acuminate. |
narrow in cross section. |
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Seeds | flat, inflated. |
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Petals | white or nearly so, with conspicuous reddish purple crescent distal to gland. |
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2n | = 14. |
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Calochortus macrocarpus |
Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | |||||
Habitat | Dry plains, rocky slopes, sagebrush scrub, pine forests, usually in volcanic soil | |||||
Elevation | 300–2700 m [1000–8900 ft] | |||||
Distribution |
w North America
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ID; OR; WA |
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 136. | FNA vol. 26. | ||||
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Synonyms | Mariposa macrocarpa | C. maculosus | ||||
Name authority | Douglas: Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 276, plate 8. (1828) | (A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride: Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 14. (1918) | ||||
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