Flora of North America species comparison

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Calochortus minimus

Calochortus panamintensis

Sierra mariposa, Sierra mariposa lily

Panamint mariposa-lily, Panamint Mountain mariposa lily
Habit Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous.
Stems

not branching, less than 1 dm.

usually not branching or twisted, 4–6 dm.
Leaves

basal persistent, 1–2 dm;

blade linear, flat;

cauline usually absent.

basal withering, 1–2 dm;

blade linear.
Inflorescences

1–10-flowered.

1–4-flowered;

bracts 2–4 cm.
Flowers

± erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals lanceolate, 8–10 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate;

petals white, obovate, 10–14 mm, not ciliate, adaxial surface glabrous or sometimes with few hairs near gland;

glands bordered proximally by ± ciliate membrane;

filaments equaling anthers;

anthers linear-oblong, apex acute.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals with dark purple or red blotch near base, lanceolate, 1–4 cm, apex acuminate;

petals white tinged with lilac, with longitudinal median green stripe on abaxial surface, not spotted, narrowly obovate, 2–4 cm, ± glabrous;

glands surrounded by red or purple border, round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs;

filaments ca. 6 mm;

anthers bluish, oblong, 5–7 mm, ± glabrous, apex obtuse.
Capsules

nodding, 3-winged, ellipsoid, 1–2 cm.

erect, tan to brown, linear-lanceoloid, angled, ca. 7 cm, apex acuminate.
Seeds

irregular.

light yellow, flat.
2n

= 20.

= 14.

Calochortus minimus

Calochortus panamintensis
Phenology Flowering late spring–mid summer. Flowering early–mid summer.
Habitat Moist grassy areas in open woods, along lake margins Dry rocky slopes in pinyon-juniper woodland
Elevation 1200–3000 m (3900–9800 ft) 2300–3200 m (7500–10500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA; NV
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Discussion

Derivatives of hybridization between Calochortus minimus and C. nudus (pink- to lavender-tinged petals with rounded tips) occur in the northern high Sierra Nevada (B. D. Ness et al. 1990).

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

Calochortus panamintensis is restricted to the Panamint Mountains, Inyo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 128. FNA vol. 26, p. 137.
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. macrocarpus, 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. 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
Synonyms C. nuttallii var. panamintensis
Name authority Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 430. (1940) (Ownbey) Reveal: in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. 6: 501. (1977)
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