Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus obispoensis |
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hairy star tulip, pussy ears, Tolmie star-tulip, Tolmie's cat's ear, Tolmie's mariposa-lily |
San Luis mariposa-lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat fibrous-reticulate. | |
Stems | ± slender, usually branching, 1–4 dm. |
slender, branching, straight, 3–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat; cauline bractlike. |
basal withering, 2–3 dm; blade linear-lanceolate. |
Inflorescences | ± umbellate, 1–several-flowered. |
2–6-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 opening flat, campanulate; sepals often reflexed, lanceolate, 1–3 cm, glabrous, apex long-tapered; petals yellow to deep orange, purple-brown at tip, oblong-ovate, 1–2 cm, conspicuously bearded, margins fringed or dentate, apex fringed with hairy tufts; glands round, slightly depressed, glabrous, surrounded and obscured by ring of slender, dense hairs united at base; filaments 7–8 mm; anthers oblong, apex acute. |
Capsules | nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm. |
erect, linear, 3-angled, 3–4 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | deep purple, dark brown in age, irregular. |
light yellow, translucent. |
2n | = 20. |
= 18. |
Calochortus tolmiei |
Calochortus obispoensis |
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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 | Dry stony hills, canyons, edge of chaparral, serpentine |
Elevation | 0–2000 m (0–6600 ft) | 100–500 m (300–1600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus obispoensis is restricted to San Luis Obispo 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. 141. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398. (1840) | Lemmon: Bot. Gaz. 11: 180. (1886) |
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