Flora of North America species comparison

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Calochortus clavatus var. pallidus
Photo is of parent taxon

clubhair mariposa lily, pale yellow mariposa
Stems

coarse, flexuous, ca. 5–10 dm.
Leaves

not recurved.
Flowers

petals light yellow, longer than sepals, hairs not very knobby;

glands shallowly to moderately depressed;

anthers yellow to pale or medium purple.

Calochortus clavatus var. pallidus
Phenology Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat Dry, rocky slopes, chaparral, often on serpentine
Elevation 0–1300 m (0–4300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Calochortus clavatus var. pallidus is known from the Great Valley and western Transverse Ranges.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 139.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Calochortus > Calochortus clavatus
Sibling taxa
C. clavatus var. avius, C. clavatus var. clavatus, C. clavatus var. gracilis, C. clavatus var. recurvifolius
Synonyms Mariposa clavata var. pallida
Name authority (Hoover) P. L. Fiedler & Zebell: Madroño 42: 406. (1995)
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