Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus minimus |
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hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
Sierra mariposa, Sierra mariposa lily |
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Stems | ± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
not branching, less than 1 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat; cauline usually absent. |
Inflorescences | ± umbellate, 1–several-flowered. |
1–10-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 lanceolate, 8–10 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals white, obovate, 10–14 mm, not ciliate, adaxial surface glabrous or sometimes with few hairs near gland; glands bordered proximally by ± ciliate membrane; filaments equaling anthers; anthers linear-oblong, apex acute. |
Capsules | nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
nodding, 3-winged, ellipsoid, 1–2 cm. |
Seeds | deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus minimus |
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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 | Moist grassy areas in open woods, along lake margins |
Elevation | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) | 1200–3000 m (3900–9800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA
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CA
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Discussion | Derivatives of hybridization between Calochortus minimus and C. nudus (pink- to lavender-tinged petals with rounded tips) occur in the northern high Sierra Nevada (B. D. Ness et al. 1990). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. | FNA vol. 26, p. 128. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) | Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 430. (1940) |
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