Calochortus persistens |
Calochortus minimus |
|
---|---|---|
Siskiyou mariposa-lily |
Sierra mariposa, Sierra mariposa lily |
|
Stems | not branching, ca. 1 dm. |
not branching, less than 1 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, ca. 2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat; cauline usually absent. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 2-flowered. |
1–10-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. |
± erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate, 8–10 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals white, obovate, 10–14 mm, not ciliate, adaxial surface glabrous or sometimes with few hairs near gland; glands bordered proximally by ± ciliate membrane; filaments equaling anthers; anthers linear-oblong, apex acute. |
Capsules | nodding, winged, ellipsoid, ca. 1 cm, apex acute. |
nodding, 3-winged, ellipsoid, 1–2 cm. |
Seeds | irregular. |
irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus persistens |
Calochortus minimus |
|
Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Open areas in rocky soils | Moist grassy areas in open woods, along lake margins |
Elevation | 1000–1500 m (3300–4900 ft) | 1200–3000 m (3900–9800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
|
CA
|
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.) |
Derivatives of hybridization between Calochortus minimus and C. nudus (pink- to lavender-tinged petals with rounded tips) occur in the northern high Sierra Nevada (B. D. Ness et al. 1990). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. | FNA vol. 26, p. 128. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 448, plate 38, figs. 1, 2. (1940) | Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 430. (1940) |
Web links |