Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus invenustus |
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Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip |
plain mariposa, plain mariposa lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets. |
slender, usually not branching or twisted, 2–5 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. |
subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–5 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 lanceolate-ovate, 2–3 cm, apex acuminate; petals white or dull lavender to purplish, with longitudinal median green stripe on adaxial surface and sometimes purplish blotch proximal to gland, cuneate to obovate, 2–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex obtuse to apiculate; glands ± round, slightly depressed, small, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, distally branching hairs; filaments 6–7 mm; anthers purplish or yellowish, oblong, 7–8 mm, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 5–7 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 14. |
Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus invenustus |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–early summer. | Flowering late spring–late summer. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine | Dry soil, usually granitic, usually in montane coniferous forests |
Elevation | 100–700 m (300–2300 ft) | 1500–3000 m (4900–9800 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. 137. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) | Greene: Pittonia 2: 71. (1890) |
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