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Calochortus weedii var. weedii

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius
Photo is of parent taxon

Weed's mariposa, Weed's mariposa lily
Photo is of parent taxon

intermediate mariposa lily, Weed's mariposa lily
Flowers

petals deep yellow, ovate-lanceolate, often fringed with red-brown hairs;

anther apex acute.

petals purplish, conspicuously fringed, adaxial surface with long dark or yellow hairs, apex rounded;

anther apex rounded.

Calochortus weedii var. weedii

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius
Phenology Flowering mid summer. Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat Dry, rocky, open slopes Dry, often heavy or rocky soil, in chaparral
Elevation less than 1900 m (less than 6200 ft) less than 700 m (less than 2300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius is restricted to Orange County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 141. FNA vol. 26, p. 141.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Calochortus > Calochortus weedii Liliaceae > Calochortus > Calochortus weedii
Sibling taxa
C. weedii var. intermedius, C. weedii var. vestus
C. weedii var. vestus, C. weedii var. weedii
Name authority unknown Ownbey: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 519. (1940)
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