Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus westonii |
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hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
mariposa-lily, Shirley Meadows mariposa lily, Shirley Meadows star-tulip |
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Stems | ± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
slender and delicate, not branching, 3–15 cm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat. |
Inflorescences | ± umbellate, 1–several-flowered. |
1–12-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 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 | nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, angled, 1–2 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus westonii |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring. |
Habitat | Open grassy slopes or in woods, often on poor, dry soil | Open places in woods, meadows |
Elevation | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) | 1500–2000 m (4900–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA
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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. 124. | FNA vol. 26, p. 125. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. coeruleus var. westonii | |
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. (1931) |
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