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Calochortus dunnii

Calochortus indecorus

Dunn's mariposa-lily

sexton mountain mariposa lily
Habit Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous.
Stems

slender, usually branching, ± straight, 2–6 dm.

stout, not branching, 16–22 cm, not bearing bulblets.
Leaves

basal withering, 1–2 dm;

blade linear-attenuate, channeled.

basal 2–25 dm × 8–12 mm;

cauline usually present.
Inflorescences

2–6-flowered;

bracts 1–2 cm.

2–6-flowered.
Flowers

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.

± erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals broadly lanceolate, somewhat shorter than petals;

petals bright lavender, broadly obovate, adaxial surface glabrous or with short, purple hairs distal to gland, apex margins erose;

glands slightly depressed, surrounded proximally by minutely denticulate membrane;

filaments longer than anthers;

anthers oblong, apex acute to obtuse.
Capsules

erect, linear, angled in cross section, 2–3 cm.

nodding, narrowly 3-winged, ovoid, 1.5–2 cm.
Seeds

unknown.
2n

= 14.

Calochortus dunnii

Calochortus indecorus
Phenology Flowering mid summer. Flowering late spring.
Habitat Dry stony ridges in chaparral and pine forest
Elevation 1500–1700 m (4900–5600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
OR
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Calochortus indecorus was collected from the western slope of Sexton Mountain, northeastern Josephine County. Endemic to that area, the taxon is now presumed extinct.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26. FNA vol. 26, p. 127.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Calochortus Liliaceae > Calochortus
Sibling taxa
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
C. albus, C. amabilis, C. ambiguus, C. amoenus, C. apiculatus, C. argillosus, C. aureus, C. bruneaunis, C. catalinae, C. clavatus, C. coeruleus, C. concolor, C. coxii, C. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, C. greenei, C. gunnisonii, C. howellii, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, C. leichtlinii, C. longebarbatus, C. luteus, C. lyallii, C. macrocarpus, C. minimus, C. monanthus, C. monophyllus, C. nitidus, C. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, C. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, C. tiburonensis, C. tolmiei, C. umbellatus, C. umpquaensis, C. uniflorus, C. venustus, C. vestae, C. weedii, C. westonii
Synonyms C. palmeri var. dunnii
Name authority Purdy: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 147, plate 19, figs. 14, 17. (1901) Ownbey & M. Peck: Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 191. (1954)
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