Calochortus minimus |
Calochortus striatus |
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Sierra mariposa, Sierra mariposa lily |
alkali mariposa-lily |
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Habit | Plants not bulbose. | |
Stems | not branching, less than 1 dm. |
1–5 cm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat; cauline usually absent. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | 1–10-flowered. |
subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts linear, 1–3 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, narrow at base; sepals lanceolate, 1–2 cm, apex acuminate; petals white to lavender, with conspicuous purple striping, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 2–3 cm, sparsely hairy around gland, margins irregularly dentate distally; glands oblong, not depressed, covered with linear hairs; filaments 5–7 mm; anthers oblong, 4–6 mm. |
Capsules | nodding, 3-winged, ellipsoid, 1–2 cm. |
erect, linear, angled, 4–5 cm. |
Seeds | irregular. |
light-colored, flat. |
2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus minimus |
Calochortus striatus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering mid spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Moist grassy areas in open woods, along lake margins | Alkaline meadows, springy places in creosote bush scrub |
Elevation | 1200–3000 m (3900–9800 ft) | 300–1400 m (1000–4600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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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.) |
Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 128. | FNA vol. 26, p. 133. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 430. (1940) | Parish: Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 122. (1902) |
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