Calochortus umpquaensis |
Calochortus indecorus |
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Umpqua mariposa-lily |
sexton mountain mariposa lily |
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Stems | not branching, straight, often scapelike, 2–3 dm, glabrous or glaucous. |
stout, not branching, 16–22 cm, not bearing bulblets. |
Leaves | basal solitary, clasping; blade narrowly lanceolate, hairy, adaxially hispid, abaxially glabrous, sometimes glaucous. Inflorescences 1–several-flowered; bracts 2, suboppo-site, narrowly lanceolate. |
basal 2–25 dm × 8–12 mm; cauline usually present. |
Inflorescences | 2–6-flowered. |
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Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate-acuminate, ca. 2 cm; petals white to cream, with dark purple-black, pentagonal to lunate blotch, broadly oblong to obovate, 3.5 cm, bearded, adaxial surface typically minutely papillose, margins erose; glands transversely oblong-lunate, slightly depressed, with 0.7–1.4 mm-wide band of short dendritic hairs distally, hairs surrounded by lime-green coloration and purple striations; anthers lanceolate, apex acuminate. |
± erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals broadly lanceolate, somewhat shorter than petals; petals bright lavender, broadly obovate, adaxial surface glabrous or with short, purple hairs distal to gland, apex margins erose; glands slightly depressed, surrounded proximally by minutely denticulate membrane; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex acute to obtuse. |
Capsules | nodding, 3–5.4 cm. |
nodding, narrowly 3-winged, ovoid, 1.5–2 cm. |
Seeds | 2.8–3.5 mm, with inflated bulbous crest and hollow lateral ridge. |
unknown. |
2n | = 20. |
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Calochortus umpquaensis |
Calochortus indecorus |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring. |
Habitat | Grassland-forest ecotones in serpentine-derived soils | |
Elevation | 300–500 m (1000–1600 ft) | |
Distribution |
OR
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OR |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus umpquaensis is known only from Watson and Ace Williams mountains on both sides of the Little River, Douglas County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Calochortus indecorus was collected from the western slope of Sexton Mountain, northeastern Josephine County. Endemic to that area, the taxon is now presumed extinct. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 130. | FNA vol. 26, p. 127. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Fredricks: Syst. Bot. 14: 12, figs. 1, 2, 3f–j, 4, 5. (1989) | Ownbey & M. Peck: Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 191. (1954) |
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