Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus flexuosus |
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naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip |
winding mariposa, winding mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm. |
twining or straggling over ground, branching, 1–2 dm, usually sinuous. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal, withering; blade linear, attenuate. |
Inflorescences | 1–several-flowered. |
1–4-flowered; bracts 1–3 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, campanulate, each member with transverse yellow band; sepals lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 2–3 cm; petals white with lilac tinge, darker veined, especially distally, sometimes with purple blotch distal to gland, obovate to cuneate, 3–4 cm, with sparse or dense, short or long hairs near gland, apex rounded; glands transverse-lunate or wider, densely short-hairy; filaments 6–10 mm; anthers oblong, 5–7 mm, apex obtuse or acute. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, lanceoloid, angled, stout, 3–4 cm. |
Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
light beige, flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 14. |
Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus flexuosus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering spring. |
Habitat | Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins | Dry stony slopes, desert hills, mesas, creosote bush scrub, sagebrush scrub |
Elevation | 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) | 500–2000 m (1600–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; UT
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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. 131. |
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) | S. Watson: Amer. Naturalist 7: 303. (1873) |
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