Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus aureus |
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Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip |
golden mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets. |
usually not branching or twisted, 1–3 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 2–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 3–12-flowered. |
erect, subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts unequal at base of inflorescence, 1–6 cm. |
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. |
erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals with maroon blotch distal to gland, broadly lanceolate, 1–4 cm, apex acuminate; petals lemon yellow, with maroon blotch distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, 3–3.5 cm, ± glabrous or with a few lemon-yellow hairs near gland; glands round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membranes, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs; filaments ca. equaling anthers; anthers yellowish cream, oblong, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, light tan to light brown, linear-lanceoloid, 3-angled, ca. 2.5–5 cm, apex acuminate. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
light yellow, flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 32. |
Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus aureus |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–early summer. | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine | Dry sandy–clayey places |
Elevation | 100–700 m (300–2300 ft) | 1200–2000 m (3900–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AZ; NM; UT
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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. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. nuttallii var. aureus | |
Name authority | Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) | S. Watson: Amer. Naturalist 7: 303. (1873) |
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