Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus dunnii |
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large-flower star-tulip, Monterey mariposa lily, pink star-tulip |
Dunn's mariposa-lily |
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Habit | Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | usually not branching, shorter than 5(–10) cm, bearing bulblets near base. |
slender, usually branching, ± straight, 2–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear-attenuate, channeled. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–4, linear, attenuate. |
2–6-flowered; bracts 1–2 cm. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals elliptic-lanceolate, 12–16 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals ± white to pink, often with purple blotch distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, 15–28 mm, adaxial surface glabrous or sparsely hairy, margins irregularly dentate distally; glands covered with ciliate membranes, bordered distally by short hairs; filaments longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse or acute. |
erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate-ovate, 1–2 cm; petals white, usually flushed pink, with red-brown blotch distal to gland, obovate to cuneate, 2–3 cm, usually rounded distally, with yellowish hairs near gland; glands rounded, not depressed, covered with linear yellow hairs; filaments 5–6 mm; anthers white, oblong, 4–5 mm, apex acute. |
Capsules | nodding, narrowly 3-winged, 1–3 cm. |
erect, linear, angled in cross section, 2–3 cm. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
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2n | = 20, 40. |
= 14. |
Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus dunnii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering mid summer. |
Habitat | Moist meadows | Dry stony ridges in chaparral and pine forest |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) | 1500–1700 m (4900–5600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA; Mexico (Baja California) |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 127. | FNA vol. 26. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. palmeri var. dunnii | |
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398, plate 94. (1840) | Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 147, plate 19, figs. 14, 17. (1901) |
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