Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus invenustus |
|
---|---|---|
hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
plain mariposa, plain mariposa lily |
|
Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | ± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
slender, usually not branching or twisted, 2–5 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | ± umbellate, 1–several-flowered. |
subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–5 cm. |
Flowers | 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. |
erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate-ovate, 2–3 cm, apex acuminate; petals white or dull lavender to purplish, with longitudinal median green stripe on adaxial surface and sometimes purplish blotch proximal to gland, cuneate to obovate, 2–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex obtuse to apiculate; glands ± round, slightly depressed, small, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, distally branching hairs; filaments 6–7 mm; anthers purplish or yellowish, oblong, 7–8 mm, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 5–7 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 14. |
Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus invenustus |
|
Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–late summer. |
Habitat | Open grassy slopes or in woods, often on poor, dry soil | Dry soil, usually granitic, usually in montane coniferous forests |
Elevation | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) | 1500–3000 m (4900–9800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA
|
CA
|
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. | FNA vol. 26, p. 137. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) | Greene: Pittonia 2: 71. (1890) |
Web links |