Flora of North America species comparison

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Calochortus nudus

Calochortus leichtlinii

naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip

Leichtlin's mariposa lily, smokey mariposa
Habit Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous.
Stems

usually not branching, 1–3 dm.

not branching, 2–6 dm.
Leaves

basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm;

blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially.

basal withering, 1–1.5 dm;

blade linear.
Inflorescences

1–several-flowered.

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

bracts paired.
Flowers

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals lanceolate, 10–12 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate;

petals pale lavender, widely obovate, 14–16 mm, adaxial surface ± glabrous, not ciliate;

glands not deeply depressed, bordered proximally by wide, ciliate membranes;

anthers linear-oblong, apex obtuse or acute.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals lanceolate-ovate, 1–2 cm;

petals white to smoky blue, often tinged pink, with red to black blotch distal to gland, cuneate to obovate, 1–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex rounded;

glands ± ovate, slightly depressed, with dense, short hairs;

filaments 5 mm;

anthers linear-oblong, 5–7 mm, base sagittate.
Capsules

erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm.

erect, lanceoloid-linear, 3–6 cm.
Seeds

light brown, irregular.

light beige, flat, inflated.
2n

= 20.

= 14, 28.

Calochortus nudus

Calochortus leichtlinii
Phenology Flowering late spring–mid summer. Flowering late spring–late summer.
Habitat Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins Open gravelly places, montane coniferous forests, open chaparral
Elevation 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) 1300–4000 m (4300–13100 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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from FNA
CA; NV; OR
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Discussion

Calochortus nudus hybridizes with C. minimus.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 128. FNA vol. 26, p. 135.
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. dunnii, 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. 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. indecorus, C. invenustus, C. kennedyi, 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. nudus var. shastensis, C. shastensis Mariposa leichtlinii
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263. (1879) Hooker f.: Bot. Mag. 96: plate 5862. (1870)
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