Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus westonii |
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large-flower star-tulip, Monterey mariposa lily, pink star-tulip |
mariposa-lily, Shirley Meadows mariposa lily, Shirley Meadows star-tulip |
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Stems | usually not branching, shorter than 5(–10) cm, bearing bulblets near base. |
slender and delicate, not branching, 3–15 cm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 1–4 dm; blade lanceolate, flat; cauline usually present. |
basal persistent, 1–2 dm; blade linear, flat. |
Inflorescences | subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–4, linear, attenuate. |
1–12-flowered. |
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 to spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ca. 10 mm; petals white to light blue, lanceolate, 8–12 mm, ciliate only on margins, adaxial surface hairy only distal to gland, apex acute; glands slightly depressed, bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs; anther apex acute to acuminate. |
Capsules | nodding, narrowly 3-winged, 1–3 cm. |
nodding, angled, 1–2 cm, apex acute. |
Seeds | dark brown, irregular. |
irregular. |
2n | = 20, 40. |
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Calochortus uniflorus |
Calochortus westonii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring. |
Habitat | Moist meadows | Open places in woods, meadows |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) | 1500–2000 m (4900–6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Calochortus westonii is known from the Greenhorn Mountains, Kern and Tulare counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 127. | FNA vol. 26, p. 125. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. coeruleus var. westonii | |
Name authority | Hooker & Arnott: Bot. Beechey Voy., 398, plate 94. (1840) | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. (1931) |
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