Calochortus greenei
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 264. 1879.
Common names: Greene’s mariposa-lily
IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
Stems usually branching, 1–3 dm. Leaves: basal persistent, ca. 2 dm; blade glabrous adaxially. Inflorescences 1–5-flowered. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals 25–30 mm; petals purplish, with darker purple abaxial crescent distal to gland, 30–40 mm, not ciliate at base, ± hairy; glands deeply depressed, bordered proximally by wide ciliate membrane, distally by short hairs. Capsules erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid, 20–25 mm. Seeds irregular.
Phenology: Flowering mid summer.
Habitat: Shrubby hillsides, open woodlands, dry soils and slopes
Elevation: 700–1100 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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darker purple +
basifixed +
sheathing +
persistent +
herbaceous +
withering +
petiole-like +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
dilated +
flowering +
attenuate +
glabrous +
narrow +
absent +
1;several +
fibrous-reticulate +
membranous +
3-winged +
erect +
ellipsoid +
reticulate +
Greene’s mariposa-lily +
solid +
fleshy +
slender +
widened +
erect +
single +
septicidal +
bordered +
depressed +
Present +
1-5-flowered +
sessile +
persistent +
proximalmost +
wide +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
superior +
many;several +
showy +
campanulate +
not ciliate +
purplish +
distinct +
longer +
hairy +
clawed +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
1879 +
irregular +
wind-distributed +
many +
petaloid +
distinct +
glabrous +
staminodial +
fertile +
branching +
capitate +
distinct +
absent +
Calochortus greenei +
Calochortus +
species +
absent +
greener +
equal +
narrower +
perennial +
woody +