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Superb Mariposa Lily

Calochortus superbus Purdy ex Howell

Description

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Plants bulbose; bulb coat membranous. Stems 4–6 dm. Leaves: basal withering, 2–3 dm; blade linear. Inflorescences subumbellate, 1–3-flowered; bracts 2–8 cm. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate, each member with median brown or purple blotch surrounded by bright yellow zone; sepals lanceolate, attenuate, 2–4 cm; petals white to yellowish or lavender, usually streaked with purple toward base, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 2–4 cm, with a few short hairs near gland, apex retuse to obtuse; glands linear, strongly chevron-shaped to weakly lunate, not depressed, densely covered with short hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers lanceolate-linear to oblong, 8–10 mm, apex acute to obtuse. Capsules erect, linear, angled, 5–6 cm, apex acute. 2n = 12, 14, 20, 26.
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 122, 132, 134, 135 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Calif.
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 122, 132, 134, 135 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flowering/Fruiting

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Flowering late spring--mid summer.
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 122, 132, 134, 135 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat

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Open slopes, dry meadows or wooded places in valley grassland, foothill woodland, pine forest; 0--1700m.
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 122, 132, 134, 135 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Mariposa superba (Purdy ex J. T. Howell) Hoover
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 122, 132, 134, 135 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Calochortus superbus

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Calochortus superbus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name superb mariposa lily. It is endemic to California, a common member of the flora in several types of habitat across much of the state. It is most abundant in the Coast Ranges and in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada.[3][4]

Description

Calochortus superbus is a perennial herb growing up to 40 to 60 centimeters tall with a basal leaf up to 30 centimeters long which withers by flowering. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of 1 to 3 erect, bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three sepals and three petals all up to 4 centimeters long and blotched with yellow at the bases. There is generally a darker spot within the yellow area, and the base color of the segments may be white to light purple or solid yellow. The fruit is an angled capsule 5 or 6 centimeters long. This plant resembles Calochortus venustus, a chief discriminant being the oval to crescent shaped nectary of C. luteus compared to the squarish nectary of C. superbus.[5][6]

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Calochortus superbus: Brief Summary

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Calochortus superbus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name superb mariposa lily. It is endemic to California, a common member of the flora in several types of habitat across much of the state. It is most abundant in the Coast Ranges and in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

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