Calochortus persistens |
Calochortus luteus |
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Siskiyou mariposa-lily |
yellow mariposa, yellow mariposa lily |
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Stems | not branching, ca. 1 dm. |
slender, 2–5 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, ca. 2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 2-flowered. |
subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 1–8 cm. |
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. |
erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate-oblong, attenuate, 2–3 cm; petals deep yellow, usually streaked red-brown proximally, often with median red-brown blotch, cuneate to obovate, 2–4 cm, with a few slender hairs near gland; glands ± lunate to oblong, not depressed, covered with short, matted hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers linear-oblong, 4–6 mm, apex obtuse or acute. |
Capsules | nodding, winged, ellipsoid, ca. 1 cm, apex acute. |
erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 3–6 cm. |
Seeds | irregular. |
light beige, flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 14, 28. |
Calochortus persistens |
Calochortus luteus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Open areas in rocky soils | Heavy soils in grasslands, open woodlands, mixed evergreen forests |
Elevation | 1000–1500 m (3300–4900 ft) | 0–700 m (0–2300 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.) |
Coastal plants of Calochortus luteus are mostly triploid, while those of the interior are mostly diploid. Occasionally this species hybridizes with C. superbus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. | FNA vol. 26, p. 135. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Mariposa lutea | |
Name authority | Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 448, plate 38, figs. 1, 2. (1940) | Douglas ex Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 19: plate 1567. (1833) |
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