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Calochortus tiburonensis

Calochortus obispoensis

Tiburon mariposa-lily

San Luis mariposa-lily
Habit Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat fibrous-reticulate.
Stems

usually branching, 1–6 dm.

slender, branching, straight, 3–6 dm.
Leaves

basal persistent, 1–7 dm;

blade lanceolate, flat.

basal withering, 2–3 dm;

blade linear-lanceolate.
Inflorescences

2–several-flowered.

2–6-flowered.
Flowers

erect;

perianth open, campanulate;

petals light yellow-green, flecked and streaked purplish brown, oblanceolate, ciliate to near apex, hairy;

glands depressed, bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by 2 or more rows of short hairs;

anthers short-tipped.

erect;

perianth opening flat, campanulate;

sepals often reflexed, lanceolate, 1–3 cm, glabrous, apex long-tapered;

petals yellow to deep orange, purple-brown at tip, oblong-ovate, 1–2 cm, conspicuously bearded, margins fringed or dentate, apex fringed with hairy tufts;

glands round, slightly depressed, glabrous, surrounded and obscured by ring of slender, dense hairs united at base;

filaments 7–8 mm;

anthers oblong, apex acute.
Capsules

erect, angled, apex acute.

erect, linear, 3-angled, 3–4 cm, apex acute.
Seeds

dark brown, irregular.

light yellow, translucent.
2n

= 20.

= 18.

Calochortus tiburonensis

Calochortus obispoensis
Phenology Flowering late spring–early summer. Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat Serpentine grasslands Dry stony hills, canyons, edge of chaparral, serpentine
Elevation 0–200 m (0–700 ft) 100–500 m (300–1600 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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CA
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Calochortus tiburonensis is known only from Ring Mountain, Marin County.

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

Of conservation concern.

Calochortus obispoensis is restricted to San Luis Obispo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 131. FNA vol. 26, p. 141.
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. striatus, C. subalpinus, C. superbus, 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. 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 A. J. Hill: Madroño 22: 100, fig. 1. (1973) Lemmon: Bot. Gaz. 11: 180. (1886)
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