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Calochortus macrocarpus

Calochortus umbellatus
Calochortus macrocarpus

green-banded star-tulip, sagebrush mariposa-lily

Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip
Habit Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat membranous.
Stems

usually not branching, stout, 2–5 dm.

usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets.
Leaves

basal withering, 0.5–1 dm;

blade linear.

basal persistent, 2–4 dm;

blade lanceolate, flat;

cauline usually present.
Inflorescences

subumbellate, 1–3-flowered;

bracts 3–5 cm.

subumbellate, 3–12-flowered.
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.

± erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals 10–14 mm;

petals white to pale pink, usually with purple blotch near gland, widely obovate to cuneate, 12–18 mm, adaxial surface not ciliate, ± glabrous, margins irregularly dentate distally;

glands basally convex, covered by broad, ciliate membrane, bordered distally by short hairs;

filaments longer than anthers;

anthers oblong, apex acute or obtuse.
Capsules

erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 4–5 cm, apex acuminate.

nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm.
Seeds

flat, inflated.

dark brown, irregular.
2n

= 14.

= 20.

Calochortus macrocarpus

Calochortus umbellatus
Phenology Flowering early spring–early summer.
Habitat Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine
Elevation 100–700 m [300–2300 ft]
Distribution
from USDA
w North America
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Calochortus umbellatus grows around San Francisco Bay. It is reported also from Lake County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Calochortus Liliaceae > Calochortus
Sibling taxa
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
Subordinate taxa
C. macrocarpus var. macrocarpus, C. macrocarpus var. maculosus
Key
1. Petals purple, with or without dark purple band distal to gland.
var. macrocarpus
1. Petals white, with reddish purple crescent distal to gland.
var. maculosus
Synonyms Mariposa macrocarpa
Name authority Douglas: Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 276, plate 8. (1828) Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 136. Treatment authors: P. L. Fiedler, R. K. Zebell. FNA vol. 26, p. 127. Treatment authors: P. L. Fiedler, R. K. Zebell.
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