Calochortus clavatus var. recurvifolius

(Hoover) P. L. Fiedler & Zebell

Madroño 42: 406. 1995.

Common names: Arroyo de la Cruz mariposa-lily
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Mariposa clavata var. recurvifolia Hoover Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 126. 1964
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 139. Mentioned on page 138, 140.

Stems slender, straight, 9–12 cm. Leaves strongly recurved. Flowers: petals 4–5 cm, longer than sepals, bearded; glands shallowly to moderately depressed.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat: Ocean bluffs
Elevation: 0–1300 m

Discussion

Calochortus clavatus var. recurvifolius is restricted to the southern outer Coast Range north of Arroyo de la Cruz, San Luis Obispo County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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purplish brown +
pseudobasifixed +  and basifixed +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
acuminate +  and acute +
P. L. Fiedler +  and R. K. Zebell +
(Hoover) P. L. Fiedler & Zebell +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
petiole-like +
dilated +
Mariposa clavata var. recurvifolia +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
tunicate +  and scaly +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Arroyo de la Cruz mariposa-lily +
0–1300 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
winged +  and capsular +
globular +, oblong +, linear +  and 3-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
depressed +
Ocean bluffs +
club--shaped +  and fringed +
1-6-flowered +  and subumbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
proximalmost +
reduced +
many;several +
cup-shaped +
lemon +  and golden yellow +
distinct +
broadly cuneate;obovate +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–mid summer. +
wind-distributed +
light yellow +
distinct +
lanceolate-ovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
not +  and branching +
straight +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
slender +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
3 +  and 1 +
Mariposa clavata +
Calochortus clavatus var. recurvifolius +
Calochortus clavatus +
variety +
connate +  and distinct +
coralline +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +