Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus amoenus |
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naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip |
purple fairy-lantern |
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Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm. |
branching, 2–5 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal persistent, 2–5 dm; blade linear, flat. |
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, lanceolate, 10–15 mm, glabrous, apex acute; petals rose, elliptic-obovate, 16–25 mm, margins sparsely ciliate and hairy; glands ± depressed, with 4–5 ciliate membranes, proximal membrane ± equaling petal width; filaments equaling anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
nodding, narrowly winged, oblong, 2–3 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus amoenus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins | Grassy slopes in partial shade |
Elevation | 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) | 500–1500 m (1600–4900 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. 122. |
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) | Greene: Pittonia 2: 71. (1890) |
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