Calochortus splendens |
Calochortus tolmiei |
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splendid mariposa, splendid mariposa lily |
hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
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Habit | Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | branching, ± straight, 2–6 dm. |
± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
Leaves | basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear, attenuate. |
basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
Inflorescences | monochasiate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 2–5 cm. |
± umbellate, 1–several-flowered. |
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 or spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals 10–15 mm; petals white to pinkish or purplish, obovate, 12–25 mm, adaxial surface densely hairy, margins ciliate; glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers lanceolate, apex acute to apiculate. |
Capsules | erect, linear, angled, 5–7 cm. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
Seeds | light-colored, flat. |
deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
2n | = 14. |
= 20. |
Calochortus splendens |
Calochortus tolmiei |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Dry slopes in heavy or granitic soil in chaparral, valley grassland, pine forest | Open grassy slopes or in woods, often on poor, dry soil |
Elevation | less than 2800 m (less than 9200 ft) | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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CA; OR; WA
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 133. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
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) | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) |
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