Calochortus eurycarpus S.Watson

White mariposa lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Calochortus

Characteristics

Stems not branching, straight, 1–5 dm. Leaves: basal persistent, subtended by inflorescence, 1–3 dm × 5–25 mm; blade flat, tapering toward both ends, becoming involute. Inflorescences subum-bellate, 1–5-flowered; bracts 2 or more, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long-attenuate, unequal, 1–5 cm. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals ovate to lanceolate, usually much shorter than petals, glabrous, apex acute to acuminate; petals creamy white to lavender, with conspicuous median red-purple adaxial blotch, obovate, invested near gland with few long, flexuous hairs, base cuneate, apex rounded or acute; glands triangular-lunate, slightly depressed, bordered proximally by comparatively narrow, deeply fringed membrane, distally often by narrower, crenate membranes, enclosed surface densely covered with long yellowish hairs, which, with membrane fringe, are often inconspicuously papillose; filaments slightly longer than anthers; anthers oblong, apex obtuse. Capsules erect, 3-winged, ellipsoid-oblong. Seeds light beige. 2n = 20.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

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Images

Flower

Calochortus eurycarpus flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Calochortus eurycarpus flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Calochortus eurycarpus flower picture by Linda Lawliss (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532401-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762711
COL ID 5WVCT
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Calochortus eurycarpus Calochortus euumbellatus Calochortus parviflorus Calochortus umbellatus Calochortus nitidus var. eurycarpus