Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus nuttallii |
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naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip |
sego-lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm. |
usually not branching or twisted, straight, 1.5–4.5 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
blade linear, becoming involute; basal withering. |
Inflorescences | 1–several-flowered. |
subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts congested, unequal. |
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; sepals marked similar to petals, usually shorter, lanceolate, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals white, tinged with lilac or infrequently magenta, yellow at base, with reddish brown or purple band or blotch distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, sparsely invested near gland with slender hairs, apex usually short-acuminate; glands round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs; filaments ca. equaling anthers; anthers yellowish or pinkish, oblong, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, linear-lanceoloid, 3-angled, apex acuminate. |
Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 16. |
Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus nuttallii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–late summer. |
Habitat | Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins | Dry soils |
Elevation | 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) | 700–3300 m (2300–10800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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AZ; CO; ID; MT; ND; NE; NM; NV; SD; UT; WY
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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. 136. |
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) | Torrey: in H. Stansbury, Exped. Great Salt Lake, 397. (1852) |
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