Calochortus superbus |
Calochortus catalinae |
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superb mariposa lily, yellow mariposa |
Catalina mariposa, Catalina mariposa-lily, Santa Catalina mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous. | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat membranous. |
Stems | 4–6 dm. |
usually branching distally, ± flexuous, 2–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal withering, 2–3 dm; blade linear. |
basal withering, 1–3 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–3-flowered; bracts 2–8 cm. |
1–few-flowered; bracts opposite pedicel, 2–10 cm. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate, each member with median brown or purple blotch surrounded by bright yellow zone; sepals lanceolate, attenuate, 2–4 cm; petals white to yellowish or lavender, usually streaked with purple toward base, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 2–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex retuse to obtuse; glands linear, strongly chevron-shaped to weakly lunate, not depressed, densely covered with short hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers lanceolate-linear to oblong, 8–10 mm, apex acute to obtuse. |
erect; perianth open, broadly campanulate; sepals with purple blotch near base, lanceolate, 2–3 cm, apex acuminate; petals white tinged with lilac, with purple blotch near base, usually obovate, ± concave, 2–5 cm, glabrous except few hairs near base, apex obtuse; glands oblong, not depressed, densely hairy, hairs branching; filaments 8–10 mm; anthers lilac, oblong, 4–5 mm. |
Capsules | erect, linear, angled, 5–6 cm, apex acute. |
erect, narrow-oblong, rounded in cross section, 2–5 cm, apex obtuse. |
Seeds | light yellow, translucent, flat. |
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2n | = 12, 14, 20, 26. |
= 14. |
Calochortus superbus |
Calochortus catalinae |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Open slopes, dry meadows or wooded places in valley grassland, foothill woodland, pine forest | Heavy soil, open grassy slopes, openings in brush |
Elevation | 0–1700 m (0–5600 ft) | less than 700 m (less than 2300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA
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Discussion | Calochortus catalinae is increasingly threatened by habitat loss. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 134. | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Mariposa superba | Mariposa catalinae |
Name authority | Purdy ex J. T. Howell: Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 11. (1932) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 268. (1879) |
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