Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus leichtlinii |
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large-flower star-tulip, Monterey mariposa lily, pink star-tulip |
Leichtlin's mariposa lily, smokey mariposa |
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Habit | Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous. | |
Stems | usually not branching, shorter than 5(–10) cm, bearing bulblets near base. |
not branching, 2–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
basal withering, 1–1.5 dm; blade linear. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–4, linear, attenuate. |
subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts paired. |
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 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, narrowly 3-winged, 1–3 cm. |
erect, lanceoloid-linear, 3–6 cm. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
light beige, flat, inflated. |
2n | = 20, 40. |
= 14, 28. |
Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus leichtlinii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–late summer. |
Habitat | Moist meadows | Open gravelly places, montane coniferous forests, open chaparral |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) | 1300–4000 m (4300–13100 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA; NV; OR
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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 | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398, plate 94. (1840) | Hooker f.: Bot. Mag. 96: plate 5862. (1870) |
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