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Greene's mariposa-lily

Stems

usually branching, 1–3 dm.

Leaves

basal persistent, ca. 2 dm;

blade glabrous adaxially.

Inflorescences

1–5-flowered.

Flowers

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals 25–30 mm;

petals purplish, with darker purple abaxial crescent distal to gland, 30–40 mm, not ciliate at base, ± hairy;

glands deeply depressed, bordered proximally by wide ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs.

Capsules

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid, 20–25 mm.

Seeds

irregular.

Calochortus greenei

Phenology Flowering mid summer.
Habitat Shrubby hillsides, open woodlands, dry soils and slopes
Elevation 700–1100 m (2300–3600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

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

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 129.
Parent taxa 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. dunnii, C. elegans, C. eurycarpus, C. excavatus, C. flexuosus, 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
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 264. (1879)
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