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Calochortus umbellatus

Calochortus kennedyi

Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip

desert mariposa, desert mariposa lily
Habit Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous.
Stems

usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets.

usually not branching but sometimes twisted, 1–2(–5) dm.
Leaves

basal persistent, 2–4 dm;

blade lanceolate, flat;

cauline usually present.

blade linear-attenuate;

basal withering, 1–2 dm;

blade channeled, glaucous.
Inflorescences

subumbellate, 3–12-flowered.

subumbellate, 1–6-flowered;

bracts 2–4 cm, bases dilated.
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, each member often with brown-purple blotch near base;

sepals ovate, 2–3 cm, apex acute;

petals orange to red or ± yellow, cuneate to obovate, 3–5 cm, with a few slightly enlarged hairs near gland;

glands round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with unbranched or cleft hairs;

filaments 4–5 mm;

anthers purplish, lanceolate, 5–8 mm.
Capsules

nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm.

erect, longitudinally striped, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 4–6 cm, apex acuminate.
Seeds

dark brown, irregular.

flat.
2n

= 20.

=16.

Calochortus umbellatus

Calochortus kennedyi
Phenology Flowering early spring–early summer.
Habitat Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine
Elevation 100–700 m (300–2300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from USDA
sw United States; nw Mexico
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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.)

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Key
1. Petals orange to red.
var. kennedyi
1. Petals ± yellow.
var. munzii
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 127. FNA vol. 26, p. 138.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Calochortus Liliaceae > Calochortus
Sibling taxa
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
Subordinate taxa
C. kennedyi var. kennedyi, C. kennedyi var. munzii
Name authority Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) Porter: Bot. Gaz. 2: 79. (1877)
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