Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus persistens |
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hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
Siskiyou mariposa-lily |
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Stems | ± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
not branching, ca. 1 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
basal persistent, ca. 2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat. |
Inflorescences | ± umbellate, 1–several-flowered. |
subumbellate, 2-flowered. |
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 smaller than petals; petals pink to light purplish, obovate, 35–40 mm, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, margins yellow-ciliate; glands bordered proximally by wide, ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anthers lanceolate, apex apiculate. |
Capsules | nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, winged, ellipsoid, ca. 1 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus persistens |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Open grassy slopes or in woods, often on poor, dry soil | Open areas in rocky soils |
Elevation | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) | 1000–1500 m (3300–4900 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA
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CA
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus persistens is restricted to the Klamath and Cascade ranges in Siskiyou County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) | Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 448, plate 38, figs. 1, 2. (1940) |
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