Calochortus splendens |
Calochortus flexuosus |
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splendid mariposa, splendid mariposa lily |
winding mariposa, winding mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. |
Stems | branching, ± straight, 2–6 dm. |
twining or straggling over ground, branching, 1–2 dm, usually sinuous. |
Leaves | basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear, attenuate. |
basal, withering; blade linear, attenuate. |
Inflorescences | monochasiate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 2–5 cm. |
1–4-flowered; bracts 1–3 cm. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate, narrow at base; sepals deep lilac, often with purple blotch, lanceolate-ovate to acuminate, 2–3 cm; petals lavender to deep purple, usually with purple blotch at base, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 3–5 cm, with scattered, white and/or purple hairs proximal to middle, sometimes with yellow hairs distal to gland, margins dentate distally; glands ± square, not depressed, usually with many branching hairs; filaments 7–8 mm; anthers purple or white, 5–7 mm, apex obtuse to abruptly pointed. |
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, linear, angled, 5–7 cm. |
erect, lanceoloid, angled, stout, 3–4 cm. |
Seeds | light-colored, flat. |
light beige, flat. |
2n | = 14. |
= 14. |
Calochortus splendens |
Calochortus flexuosus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering spring. |
Habitat | Dry slopes in heavy or granitic soil in chaparral, valley grassland, pine forest | Dry stony slopes, desert hills, mesas, creosote bush scrub, sagebrush scrub |
Elevation | less than 2800 m (less than 9200 ft) | 500–2000 m (1600–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; UT
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 133. | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. davidsonianus, Mariposa splendens | |
Name authority | Douglas ex Bentham: Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 411, plate 15, fig.1. (1835) | S. Watson: Amer. Naturalist 7: 303. (1873) |
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