Calochortus panamintensis

(Ownbey) Reveal in A. Cronquist et al.

in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. 6: 501. 1977.

Common names: Panamint mariposa-lily
Endemic
Basionym: Calochortus nuttallii var. panamintensis Ownbey Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 493. 1940
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 137. Mentioned on page 121.

Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. Stems usually not branching or twisted, 4–6 dm. Leaves: basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. Inflorescences 1–4-flowered; bracts 2–4 cm. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals with dark purple or red blotch near base, lanceolate, 1–4 cm, apex acuminate; petals white tinged with lilac, with longitudinal median green stripe on abaxial surface, not spotted, narrowly obovate, 2–4 cm, ± glabrous; glands surrounded by red or purple border, round, depressed, surrounded by conspicuously fringed membrane, densely covered with short, unbranched or distally branching hairs; filaments ca. 6 mm; anthers bluish, oblong, 5–7 mm, ± glabrous, apex obtuse. Capsules erect, tan to brown, linear-lanceoloid, angled, ca. 7 cm, apex acuminate. Seeds light yellow, flat. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering early–mid summer.
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes in pinyon-juniper woodland
Elevation: 2300–3200 m

Discussion

Calochortus panamintensis is restricted to the Panamint Mountains, Inyo County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Calochortus panamintensis"
pseudobasifixed +  and basifixed +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
acuminate +  and obtuse +
P. L. Fiedler +  and R. K. Zebell +
(Ownbey) Reveal in A. Cronquist et al. +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
petiole-like +
dilated +
Calochortus nuttallii var. panamintensis +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
red +  and dark purple +
purple +  and red +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
tunicate +  and scaly +
angled +  and linear-lanceoloid +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (?) +
Panamint mariposa-lily +
Calif. +  and Nev. +
2300–3200 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
winged +  and capsular +
globular +, oblong +, linear +  and 3-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
depressed +
Dry rocky slopes in pinyon-juniper woodland +
branching +  and unbranched +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
proximalmost +
reduced +
many;several +
campanulate +
not spotted +  and white tinged with lilac +
distinct +
obovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flowering early–mid summer. +
in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. +
wind-distributed +
light yellow +
distinct +
lanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
twisted +  and branching +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
3 +  and 1 +
Calochortus panamintensis +
Calochortus +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +