Calochortus persistens |
Calochortus amabilis |
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Siskiyou mariposa-lily |
Diogenes' lantern, golden fairy lantern |
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Stems | not branching, ca. 1 dm. |
usually branching distal to base, 1–5 dm, slightly glaucous. |
Leaves | basal persistent, ca. 2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat. |
basal persistent, 20–50 cm; blade linear, flat, slightly glaucous. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 2-flowered. |
2–many-flowered. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals smaller than petals; petals pink to light purplish, obovate, 35–40 mm, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, margins yellow-ciliate; glands bordered proximally by wide, ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers lanceolate, apex apiculate. |
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 | nodding, winged, ellipsoid, ca. 1 cm, apex acute. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
Seeds | irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus persistens |
Calochortus amabilis |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Open areas in rocky soils | Shaded places in open woods or brush |
Elevation | 1000–1500 m (3300–4900 ft) | 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus persistens is restricted to the Klamath and Cascade ranges in Siskiyou County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 448, plate 38, figs. 1, 2. (1940) | Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 119, plate 19, fig. 1. (1901) |
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