Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus amabilis |
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naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip |
Diogenes' lantern, golden fairy lantern |
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Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm. |
usually branching distal to base, 1–5 dm, slightly glaucous. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal persistent, 20–50 cm; blade linear, flat, slightly glaucous. |
Inflorescences | 1–several-flowered. |
2–many-flowered. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate, 10–12 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals pale lavender, widely obovate, 14–16 mm, adaxial surface ± glabrous, not ciliate; glands not deeply depressed, bordered proximally by wide, ciliate membranes; anthers linear-oblong, apex obtuse or acute. |
nodding; perianth closed at apex, globular; sepals spreading, ovate to lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm; petals deep yellow, with brown abaxial blotch, widely lanceolate, 1.6–2 cm, densely ciliate throughout, adaxial surface glabrous or with a few hairs near gland; glands deeply depressed, bordered distally by band of hairs; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse or acute. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus amabilis |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins | Shaded places in open woods or brush |
Elevation | 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) | 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA
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Discussion | Calochortus nudus hybridizes with C. minimus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 128. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. nudus var. shastensis, C. shastensis | |
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263. (1879) | Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 119, plate 19, fig. 1. (1901) |
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