Calochortus ambiguus (M.E.Jones) Ownbey

Doubting mariposa lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Calochortus

Characteristics

Plants often bulbose; bulb coat membranous. Stems usually branching, straight. Leaves: basal withering; blade linear-attenuate. Inflorescences subumbellate, 1–4-flowered. Flowers erect; perianth pinkish or bluish gray, infrequently with longitudinal gray stripe, open, campanulate; sepals invested near gland, with yellowish, distally enlarged or branching, gland-tipped hairs, base sometimes marked with dull purple, apex acuminate; petals with median blotch usually surrounded by yellow zone, ± equaling sepals, base sometimes marked with dull purple; glands round to lunate, depressed, surrounded with narrow, deeply fringed membrane, densely covered with short, distally branching hairs; filaments shorter than anthers; anthers oblong-lanceolate, apex obtuse to acute. Capsules erect, linear-oblong, 3-angled, apex acute. Seeds flat. 2n = 18.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses food
Edible stems
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Cultivation

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Images

Calochortus ambiguus unspecified picture

Distribution

Calochortus ambiguus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:42554-2
WFO ID wfo-0000762660
COL ID PX9H
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Calochortus ambiguus Calochortus watsonii var. ambiguus