Calochortus splendens

Douglas ex Bentham

Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 411, plate 15, fig.1. 1835.

Synonyms: Calochortus davidsonianus Abrams Mariposa splendens (Douglas ex Bentham) Hoover
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 133. Mentioned on page 122.

Plants rarely bulbose; bulb coat, when present, membranous. Stems branching, ± straight, 2–6 dm. Leaves: basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear, attenuate. Inflorescences monochasiate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 2–5 cm. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate, narrow at base; sepals deep lilac, often with purple blotch, lanceolate-ovate to acuminate, 2–3 cm; petals lavender to deep purple, usually with purple blotch at base, obovate to cuneate, rounded, 3–5 cm, with scattered, white and/or purple hairs proximal to middle, sometimes with yellow hairs distal to gland, margins dentate distally; glands ± square, not depressed, usually with many branching hairs; filaments 7–8 mm; anthers purple or white, 5–7 mm, apex obtuse to abruptly pointed. Capsules erect, linear, angled, 5–7 cm. Seeds light-colored, flat. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat: Dry slopes in heavy or granitic soil in chaparral, valley grassland, pine forest
Elevation: less than 2800 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Calochortus splendens"
white +  and purple +
pseudobasifixed +  and basifixed +
linear +  and oblong +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
obtuse +  and abruptly pointed +
P. L. Fiedler +  and R. K. Zebell +
Douglas ex Bentham +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
petiole-like +
dilated +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
attenuate +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
tunicate +  and scaly +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
less than 2800 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
winged +  and capsular +
globular +, oblong +, linear +  and 3-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
not depressed +  and square +
Dry slopes in heavy or granitic soil in chaparral, valley grassland, pine forest +
yellow +, purple +  and white +
proximal +  and middle +
1-4-flowered +  and monochasiate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
proximalmost +
reduced +
many;several +
campanulate +
spotted +  and more or less patterned +
distinct +
rounded;obovate;cuneate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–mid summer. +
Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. +
wind-distributed +
light-colored +
distinct +
lanceolate-ovate +  and acuminate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
straight +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
3 +  and 1 +
Calochortus davidsonianus +  and Mariposa splendens +
Calochortus splendens +
Calochortus +
species +
connate +  and distinct +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +