Calochortus leichtlinii

Hooker f.

Bot. Mag. 96: plate 5862. 1870.

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Mariposa leichtlinii (Hooker f.) Hoover
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 135. Mentioned on page 122.

Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous. Stems not branching, 2–6 dm. Leaves: basal withering, 1–1.5 dm; blade linear. Inflorescences subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts paired. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate-ovate, 1–2 cm; petals white to smoky blue, often tinged pink, with red to black blotch distal to gland, cuneate to obovate, 1–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex rounded; glands ± ovate, slightly depressed, with dense, short hairs; filaments 5 mm; anthers linear-oblong, 5–7 mm, base sagittate. Capsules erect, lanceoloid-linear, 3–6 cm. Seeds light beige, flat, inflated. 2n = 14, 28.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–late summer.
Habitat: Open gravelly places, montane coniferous forests, open chaparral
Elevation: 1300–4000 m

Discussion

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... more about "Calochortus leichtlinii"
pseudobasifixed +  and basifixed +
linear-oblong +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
rounded +
P. L. Fiedler +  and R. K. Zebell +
Hooker f. +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
petiole-like +
sagittate +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
red +  and black +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
tunicate +  and scaly +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
1300–4000 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
winged +  and capsular +
globular +, oblong +, linear +  and 3-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
depressed +  and ovate +
Open gravelly places, montane coniferous forests, open chaparral +
1-5-flowered +  and subumbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
proximalmost +
reduced +
many;several +
campanulate +
tinged pink +, white +  and smoky blue +
distinct +
cuneate;obovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–late summer. +
wind-distributed +
light beige +
inflated +
distinct +
lanceolate-ovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
not branching +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
3 +  and 1 +
Mariposa leichtlinii +
Calochortus leichtlinii +
Calochortus +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +