Calochortus splendens |
Calochortus westonii |
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splendid mariposa, splendid mariposa lily |
mariposa-lily, Shirley Meadows mariposa lily, Shirley Meadows star-tulip |
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Habit | Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | branching, ± straight, 2–6 dm. |
slender and delicate, not branching, 3–15 cm. |
Leaves | basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear, attenuate. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat. |
Inflorescences | monochasiate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 2–5 cm. |
1–12-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 to spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ca. 10 mm; petals white to light blue, lanceolate, 8–12 mm, ciliate only on margins, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, apex acute; glands slightly depressed, bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anther apex acute to acuminate. |
Capsules | erect, linear, angled, 5–7 cm. |
nodding, angled, 1–2 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | light-colored, flat. |
irregular. |
2n | = 14. |
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Calochortus splendens |
Calochortus westonii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring. |
Habitat | Dry slopes in heavy or granitic soil in chaparral, valley grassland, pine forest | Open places in woods, meadows |
Elevation | less than 2800 m (less than 9200 ft) | 1500–2000 m (4900–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus westonii is known from the Greenhorn Mountains, Kern and Tulare counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 133. | FNA vol. 26, p. 125. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. davidsonianus, Mariposa splendens | C. coeruleus var. westonii |
Name authority | Douglas ex Bentham: Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 411, plate 15, fig.1. (1835) | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. (1931) |
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