Calochortus nitidus |
Calochortus raichei |
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broad-fruit mariposa lily, broadfruit mariposa |
cedars fairy lantern, cedars mariposa lily, The Cedars fairy-lantern |
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Stems | not branching, straight, 2–4 dm, proximal internodes elongate; bulblets rare. |
usually not branching distal to base, 1–10 dm, conspicuously glaucous. |
Leaves | basal usually persistent, 1–3 dm × 10–25 mm; blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute; cauline ca. halfway up stem. |
basal 3–4 dm; blade linear, attenuate, channeled, conspicuously glaucous. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 2 or more, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long-attenuate, unequal, 2–10 cm. |
1–2-flowered; bracts paired, opposite. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ovate to lanceolate, shorter than petals, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals lavender, with deep purple adaxial crescent distal to gland, obovate, cuneate, ± ciliate laterally, sparingly covered with long, flexuous hairs distal to gland; glands ± triangular-lunate, slightly depressed, bordered proximally by narrow, deeply fringed membrane, covered with short, thick hairs, hairs and membrane fringe densely covered with long papillae; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, 6–10 mm, apex obtuse. |
nodding; perianth ± closed at apex, ± oblong; sepals appressed to petals, grayish mauve to pale green, broadly lanceolate, 1–2.5 cm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals pale yellow, obovate, 2–4.5 cm, adaxial surface moderately hairy from gland to apex, margins moderately ciliate to apex, apex acuminate to acute; glands depressed, with long, thin, distal hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers ± oblong, 6 mm, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to nearly globular. |
nodding, ridged, not winged, oblong, 2–4 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | light beige. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 40. |
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Calochortus nitidus |
Calochortus raichei |
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Phenology | Flowering summer. | Flowering summer. |
Habitat | Low meadows along creeks | Exposed serpentine soil in open woodlands |
Elevation | 700–900 m (2300–3000 ft) | less than 300 m (less than 1000 ft) |
Distribution |
ID; OR; WA
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus raichei is known only from the headwaters area of Big Austin Creek, Sonoma County. It is threatened by mining activities. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 129. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
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Name authority | Douglas: Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 277, plate 9A. (1828) | Farwig & V. Girard: Herbertia 43(1): 3, figs. 1, 2. (1987) |
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