Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus leichtlinii |
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Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip |
Leichtlin's mariposa lily, smokey mariposa |
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Habit | Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous. | |
Stems | usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets. |
not branching, 2–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 2–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
basal withering, 1–1.5 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 3–12-flowered. |
subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts paired. |
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, 1–2 cm; petals white to smoky blue, often tinged pink, with red to black blotch distal to gland, cuneate to obovate, 1–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex rounded; glands ± ovate, slightly depressed, with dense, short hairs; filaments 5 mm; anthers linear-oblong, 5–7 mm, base sagittate. |
Capsules | nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, lanceoloid-linear, 3–6 cm. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
light beige, flat, inflated. |
2n | = 20. |
= 14, 28. |
Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus leichtlinii |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–early summer. | Flowering late spring–late summer. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine | Open gravelly places, montane coniferous forests, open chaparral |
Elevation | 100–700 m (300–2300 ft) | 1300–4000 m (4300–13100 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; NV; OR
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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. 135. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Mariposa leichtlinii | |
Name authority | Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) | Hooker f.: Bot. Mag. 96: plate 5862. (1870) |
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