Lilium humboldtii subsp. humboldtii

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Lilium bloomerianum Kellogg Lilium canadense var. humboldtii Baker Lilium canadense var. puberulum Torrey
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 181. Mentioned on page 178, 182.

Bulbs off white, occasionally flecked with purple; scales unsegmented; stem roots absent. Racemes 1–33 (–40) -flowered. Flowers: sepals and petals orange, with magenta spots distributed distally or more proximally; pollen rust, rust-brown, rust-orange, occasionally to warm tan, becoming yellowish.


Phenology: Flowering summer (mid Jun–early Aug).
Habitat: Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa P. & C. Douglas) forest and chaparral openings
Elevation: 600–1100 m

Discussion

Subspecies humboldtii is distributed from Tehama County south to Calaveras County; reports from farther south are erroneous. An anomalous population documented by A. A. Heller early in the twentieth century as occurring near the Sacramento River at valley elevations (ca. 100 m) in Butte County is unconfirmed and unlikely to be relocated.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number."wide" is not a number."parallel" is not a number."thicker" is not a number."elongating" is not a number.

darker +, purplish +  and variable +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Mark W. Skinner +
Roezl & Leichtlin ex Duchartre +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
visible +, exposed +  and hidden +
loculicidal +
dilated +
constricted +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
paler +  and green and somewhat lighter +
lanceolate +, elliptic +  and oblanceolate +
rounded +
contractile +  and branching +
flecked with purple +
0.4-2.6(-3) times taller than long +
3.3cm +  and 11.7cm +
slanted +  and erect +
chunky +
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (14.4 cm144 mm <br />0.144 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5.4 cm54 mm <br />0.054 m <br />) +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
600–1100 m +
translucent +, pale green +  and variable +
diverging +  and spreading +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
diverging +  and spreading +
not fragrant +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
winged +, 3-valved +  and capsular +
brown;green +
indehiscent +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (7.7 cm77 mm <br />0.077 m <br />) +
oblong-obovate +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa P. & C. Douglas) forest and chaparral openings +
1-33(-40)-flowered +
scattered +  and distributed +
persistent +
4.6 cm46 mm <br />0.046 m <br /> (14.5 cm145 mm <br />0.145 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.6 cm36 mm <br />0.036 m <br />) +
papillose +  and smooth +
undulate +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
not articulate +
7.8 cm78 mm <br />0.078 m <br /> (21.2 cm212 mm <br />0.212 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
s-cap--shaped +
distributed +
magenta spots +  and orange +
distinct +
5.6cm;9.6cm +
included +  and strongly exserted +
differentiated +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.9 cm29 mm <br />0.029 m <br />) +
Flowering summer (mid Jun–early Aug). +
oblong +  and 3-lobed +
4.6 cm46 mm <br />0.046 m <br /> (7.1 cm71 mm <br />0.071 m <br />) +
yellowish +, tan +, rust-orange +, rust-brown +  and rust +
J. Soc. Centr. Hort. France, sér. +
1-33(-40)-flowered +
wrinkled +
thinner +  and thick +
notched +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (11.2 cm112 mm <br />0.112 m <br />) +
starchy +  and fleshy +
abscission +
light-brown +
67 +  and 330 +
verrucose +
wedge +  and flattened +
distributed +
magenta spots +  and orange +
distinct +
included;strongly exserted +
ridged +  and clawed +
differentiated +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
glabrous +  and glaucous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (310 cm3,100 mm <br />3.1 m <br />) +
1 +  and several +
pale +  and green +
3 +  and 1 +
Lilium bloomerianum +, Lilium canadense var. humboldtii +  and Lilium canadense var. puberulum +
Lilium humboldtii subsp. humboldtii +
Lilium humboldtii +
subspecies +
connate +  and distinct +
at tips +  and ascending +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 16 +