Calochortus subalpinus

Piper

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 195. 1906.

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Calochortus lobbii (Baker) Purdy
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 126. Mentioned on page 120.

Stems usually not branching, straight or flexuous, often scapelike, 0.5–3 dm. Leaves: basal 1–3 dm × 2–15 mm, usually equaling or exceeding stem length; blade flat, adaxial surface glabrous. Inflorescences subumbellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2–several, lanceolate to linear, unequal, 1–5 cm, apex acuminate; peduncle slender, becoming stouter, deflexed in fruit. Flowers erect or spreading; perianth open, campanulate; sepals typically with purple glandular blotch near base, oblong-lanceolate, shorter than petals, adaxial surface minutely hairy, apex acute to acuminate; petals yellowish white, sometimes lavender-tinged, frequently with narrow purple crescent distal to gland, broadly obovate, cuneate, moderately bearded nearly to apex, adaxial surface densely hairy, margins fringed, apex obtuse or acute; glands transversely oblong, arched upward, ± deeply depressed, bordered proximally by narrow, ascending, deeply fringed membrane, distally by narrow, crenate membranes, gland surface with rather long, slender hairs toward distal portion; anthers lanceolate, apex long-apiculate. Capsules nodding, 3-winged, ellipsoid, apex usually acute. Seeds pale-yellow. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Open forest in loose volcanic soils
Elevation: 1000–2200 m

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Calochortus subalpinus"
hairy +  and glabrous +
pseudobasifixed +  and basifixed +
lanceolate +
acute +, obtuse +  and acuminate +
P. L. Fiedler +  and R. K. Zebell +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
petiole-like +
exceeding stem +  and equaling +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
dilated +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
2;several +
lanceolate;linear +
unequal +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
tunicate +  and scaly +
ellipsoid +
Oreg. +  and Wash. +
1000–2200 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
spreading +  and erect +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
winged +  and capsular +
globular +, oblong +, linear +  and 3-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
depressed +  and oblong +
Open forest in loose volcanic soils +
1-5-flowered +  and subumbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
proximalmost +
reduced +
crenate +  and fringed +
many;several +
campanulate +
lavender-tinged +  and yellowish white +
distinct +
cuneate;obovate +
Flowering summer. +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
wind-distributed +
pale-yellow +
distinct +
oblong-lanceolate +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
flexuous;straight +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
3 +  and 1 +
Calochortus lobbii +
Calochortus subalpinus +
Calochortus +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +