Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus nuttallii |
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large-flower star-tulip, Monterey mariposa lily, pink star-tulip |
sego-lily |
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Habit | Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. | |
Stems | usually not branching, shorter than 5(–10) cm, bearing bulblets near base. |
usually not branching or twisted, straight, 1.5–4.5 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
blade linear, becoming involute; basal withering. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–4, linear, attenuate. |
subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts congested, unequal. |
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 marked similar to petals, usually shorter, lanceolate, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals white, tinged with lilac or infrequently magenta, yellow at base, with reddish brown or purple band or blotch distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, sparsely invested near gland with slender hairs, apex usually short-acuminate; glands round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs; filaments ca. equaling anthers; anthers yellowish or pinkish, oblong, apex obtuse. |
Capsules | nodding, narrowly 3-winged, 1–3 cm. |
erect, linear-lanceoloid, 3-angled, apex acuminate. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
flat. |
2n | = 20, 40. |
= 16. |
Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus nuttallii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–late summer. |
Habitat | Moist meadows | Dry soils |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) | 700–3300 m (2300–10800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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AZ; CO; ID; MT; ND; NE; NM; NV; SD; UT; WY
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 127. | FNA vol. 26, p. 136. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398, plate 94. (1840) | Torrey: in H. Stansbury, Exped. Great Salt Lake, 397. (1852) |
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