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Calochortus striatus

Calochortus longebarbatus

alkali mariposa-lily
Calochortus longebarbatus

long-bearded mariposa lily, long-bearded sego-lily, long-hair star-tulip, longbeard mariposa lily
Habit Plants not bulbose.
Stems

1–5 cm.

usually not branching, 1–3 dm, proximal internodes very short;

bulblet in axil of cauline leaf at or below ground surface.
Leaves

basal withering, 1–2 dm;

blade linear.

single;

basal persistent, 2–3 dm;

blade linear.
Inflorescences

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

bracts linear, 1–3 cm.

1–4-flowered.
Flowers

erect;

perianth open, campanulate, narrow at base;

sepals lanceolate, 1–2 cm, apex acuminate;

petals white to lavender, with conspicuous purple striping, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 2–3 cm, sparsely hairy around gland, margins irregularly dentate distally;

glands oblong, not depressed, covered with linear hairs;

filaments 5–7 mm;

anthers oblong, 4–6 mm.

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

sepals ovate-lanceolate, 15–20 mm, apex acuminate;

petals light pink to ± lavender, with red-purple adaxial crescent distal to gland, widely obovate-cuneate, 20–30 mm, not ciliate, with a few long hairs;

glands bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs;

filaments twice length of anthers;

anther apex obtuse to abruptly short-tipped.
Capsules

erect, linear, angled, 4–5 cm.

erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid to ± globular, 2–3 cm.
Seeds

light-colored, flat.

light brown, irregular.

Calochortus striatus

Calochortus longebarbatus
Phenology Flowering mid spring–early summer.
Habitat Alkaline meadows, springy places in creosote bush scrub
Elevation 300–1400 m (1000–4600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

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

recent collections of calochortus longebarbatus from oregon exhibit intergradation in the characters that heretofore have been thought to distinguish the following two varieties (k. l. chambers pers. comm.), and their continued recognition may prove unwarranted

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Key
1. Perianth obconic-campanulate, petals not sharply bent at gland; basal leaves not reddish at base.
var. longebarbatus
1. Perianth broadly campanulate, petals sharply bent at gland; basal leaves reddish at base.
var. peckii
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 133. FNA vol. 26.
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. nudus, C. nuttallii, C. obispoensis, C. palmeri, C. panamintensis, C. persistens, C. plummerae, C. pulchellus, C. raichei, C. simulans, C. splendens, 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. leichtlinii, 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
Subordinate taxa
C. longebarbatus var. longebarbatus, C. longebarbatus var. peckii
Name authority Parish: Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 122. (1902) S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381. (1882)
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