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Calochortus striatus

Calochortus simulans

alkali mariposa-lily

La Panza mariposa lily, San Luis obispo mariposa-lily
Habit Plants not bulbose. Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous.
Stems

1–5 cm.

usually branching, 1–6 dm.
Leaves

basal withering, 1–2 dm;

blade linear.

basal withering, 1–2 dm;

blade linear.
Inflorescences

subumbellate, 1–5-flowered;

bracts linear, 1–3 cm.

subumbellate, 1–3-flowered;

bracts 2–8 cm.
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 with dark red proximal blotch surrounding gland and extending to base, lanceolate, 2–3 cm, apex recurved;

petals white or yellowish, often pink abaxially, with dark red blotch surrounding gland, often with small red spot immediately above gland, obovate to cuneate, 3–5 cm, with scattered hairs proximally;

glands suprabasal, ± square, not depressed, covered with short hairs;

filaments usually equaling anthers;

anthers linear-lanceolate to oblong.
Capsules

erect, linear, angled, 4–5 cm.

erect, linear, angled, 5–6 cm.
Seeds

light-colored, flat.

light beige, flat, 5–6 mm.
2n

= 14.

Calochortus striatus

Calochortus simulans
Phenology Flowering mid spring–early summer. Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat Alkaline meadows, springy places in creosote bush scrub Sand (often granitic), grasslands to pine forests
Elevation 300–1400 m (1000–4600 ft) 0–1100 m (0–3600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

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

Calochortus simulans is restricted to central San Luis Obispo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 133. FNA vol. 26, p. 134.
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. 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. 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 Mariposa simulans
Name authority Parish: Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 122. (1902) (Hoover) Munz: Suppl. Calif. Fl., 174. (1968)
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