Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus subalpinus |
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Oakland mariposa lily, Oakland star-tulip |
Cascade mariposa lily, cat's ear lily, mountain cat's ear, mountain mariposa, subalpine mariposa-lily |
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Stems | usually branching, 8–25 cm, not bearing bulblets. |
usually not branching, straight or flexuous, often scapelike, 0.5–3 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 2–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
basal 1–3 dm × 2–15 mm, usually equaling or exceeding stem length; blade flat, adaxial surface glabrous. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 3–12-flowered. |
subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–several, lanceolate to linear, unequal, 1–5 cm, apex acuminate; peduncle slender, becoming stouter, deflexed in fruit. |
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 or spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals typically with purple glandular blotch near base, oblong-lanceolate, shorter than petals, adaxial surface minutely hairy, apex acute to acuminate; petals yellowish white, sometimes lavender-tinged, frequently with narrow purple crescent distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, moderately bearded nearly to apex, adaxial surface densely hairy, margins fringed, apex obtuse or acute; glands transversely oblong, arched upward, ± deeply depressed, bordered proximally by narrow, ascending, deeply fringed membrane, distally by narrow, crenate membranes, gland surface with rather long, slender hairs toward distal portion; anthers lanceolate, apex long-apiculate. |
Capsules | nodding, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
nodding, 3-winged, ellipsoid, apex usually acute. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
pale yellow. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus umbellatus |
Calochortus subalpinus |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–early summer. | Flowering summer. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral or woods, often on serpentine | Open forest in loose volcanic soils |
Elevation | 100–700 m (300–2300 ft) | 1000–2200 m (3300–7200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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OR; WA
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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. 126. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
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Synonyms | C. lobbii | |
Name authority | Alph. Wood: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168. (1868) | Piper: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 195. (1906) |
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