Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus panamintensis |
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Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip |
Panamint mariposa-lily, Panamint Mountain 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, 4–6 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. |
1–4-flowered; bracts 2–4 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 dark purple or red blotch near base, lanceolate, 1–4 cm, apex acuminate; petals white tinged with lilac, with longitudinal median green stripe on abaxial surface, not spotted, narrowly obovate, 2–4 cm, ± glabrous; glands surrounded by red or purple border, round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs; filaments ca. 6 mm; anthers bluish, oblong, 5–7 mm, ± glabrous, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, tan to brown, linear-lanceoloid, angled, ca. 7 cm, apex acuminate. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
light yellow, flat. |
2n | = 20. |
= 14. |
Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus panamintensis |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–early summer. | Flowering early–mid summer. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine | Dry rocky slopes in pinyon-juniper woodland |
Elevation | 100–700 m (300–2300 ft) | 2300–3200 m (7500–10500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; NV |
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.) |
Calochortus panamintensis is restricted to the Panamint Mountains, Inyo County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 127. | FNA vol. 26, p. 137. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. nuttallii var. panamintensis | |
Name authority | Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) | (Ownbey) Reveal: in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. 6: 501. (1977) |
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