Calochortus albus

(Bentham) Douglas ex Bentham

Botanist 2: no. 98. 1838.

Common names: White globe-lily fairy lantern
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Cyclobothra alba Bentham Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 413, plate 14, fig. 3. 1835
Synonyms: Calochortus albus var. rubellus Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 123. Mentioned on page 119.
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Stems usually branching, 20–80 cm. Leaves: basal persistent, 3–7 dm; blade linear, flat. Inflorescences 2–many-flowered. Flowers nodding; perianth ± closed at apex, ± oblong; sepals appressed to petals, ovate to lanceolate, 10–15 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals usually white to pink, ± elliptic, 20–25 mm, sparsely ciliate, hairs distal to gland slender; glands ± depressed, proximal ciliate membrane 1/3–2/3 petal width; filaments equaling anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse or acute. Capsules nodding, winged, oblong, 2–4 cm, apex obtuse or acute. Seeds dark-brown, irregular. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering mid spring–mid summer.
Habitat: Shaded places in open woods and brush
Elevation: 0–2000 m

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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pseudobasifixed +  and basifixed +
acute +, obtuse +  and acuminate +
P. L. Fiedler +  and R. K. Zebell +
(Bentham) Douglas ex Bentham +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
petiole-like +
dilated +
Cyclobothra alba +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
tunicate +  and scaly +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
White globe-lily +  and fairy lantern +
0–2000 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
winged +  and capsular +
globular +, oblong +, linear +  and 3-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
depressed +
slender +
Shaded places in open woods and brush +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
proximalmost +
reduced +
many;several +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
usually white +  and pink +
distinct +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Flowering mid spring–mid summer. +
wind-distributed +
dark-brown +
distinct +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
3 +  and 1 +
Calochortus albus var. rubellus +
Calochortus albus +
Calochortus +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +