Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus catalinae |
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naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip |
Catalina mariposa, Catalina mariposa-lily, Santa Catalina mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat membranous. | |
Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm. |
usually branching distally, ± flexuous, 2–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal withering, 1–3 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | 1–several-flowered. |
1–few-flowered; bracts opposite pedicel, 2–10 cm. |
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. |
erect; perianth open, broadly campanulate; sepals with purple blotch near base, lanceolate, 2–3 cm, apex acuminate; petals white tinged with lilac, with purple blotch near base, usually obovate, ± concave, 2–5 cm, glabrous except few hairs near base, apex obtuse; glands oblong, not depressed, densely hairy, hairs branching; filaments 8–10 mm; anthers lilac, oblong, 4–5 mm. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, narrow-oblong, rounded in cross section, 2–5 cm, apex obtuse. |
Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
light yellow, translucent, flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 14. |
Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus catalinae |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins | Heavy soil, open grassy slopes, openings in brush |
Elevation | 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) | less than 700 m (less than 2300 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.) |
Calochortus catalinae is increasingly threatened by habitat loss. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 128. | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. nudus var. shastensis, C. shastensis | Mariposa catalinae |
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263. (1879) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 268. (1879) |
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