Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus amabilis |
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Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip |
Diogenes' lantern, golden fairy lantern |
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Stems | usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets. |
usually branching distal to base, 1–5 dm, slightly glaucous. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 2–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
basal persistent, 20–50 cm; blade linear, flat, slightly glaucous. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 3–12-flowered. |
2–many-flowered. |
Flowers | ± erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals 10–14 mm; petals white to pale pink, usually with purple blotch near gland, widely obovate to cuneate, 12–18 mm, adaxial surface not ciliate, ± glabrous, margins irregularly dentate distally; glands basally convex, covered by broad, ciliate membrane, bordered distally by short hairs; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex acute or obtuse. |
nodding; perianth closed at apex, globular; sepals spreading, ovate to lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm; petals deep yellow, with brown abaxial blotch, widely lanceolate, 1.6–2 cm, densely ciliate throughout, adaxial surface glabrous or with a few hairs near gland; glands deeply depressed, bordered distally by band of hairs; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse or acute. |
Capsules | nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
nodding, winged, oblong, 2–3 cm, apex obtuse or acute. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus amabilis |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–early summer. | Flowering mid spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine | Shaded places in open woods or brush |
Elevation | 100–700 m (300–2300 ft) | 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA
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Discussion | Calochortus umbellatus grows around San Francisco Bay. It is reported also from Lake County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 127. | FNA vol. 26, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) | Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 119, plate 19, fig. 1. (1901) |
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