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Splendid or lilac
mariposa lily is an erect, sparingly-branched perennial with a stem
to about 2' tall. This beautiful member of the lily family has
basal leaves 4" to 6" inches long and very narrow, usually
withering early, and cauline leaves reduced. The campanulate flowers
are narrow at the base, the sepals are acuminate, the petals are obovate
to cuneate, deep lilac in color often with a purple spot. The
glands are covered densely with fungus-like hairs. The anthers
are dark on filaments about 1/2" long. Lilac mariposa is
a frequent occupant of dry slopes in heavy soils of coast ranges, grassland
and chaparral up to an elevation of 7000', blooming from May to June.
These pictures were taken at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological
Preserve.
Click here for Latin name derivations: 1) Calochortus
2) splendens.
Pronunciation: kal-oh-KOR-tus SPLEN-dens.
Click here for Botanical
Term Meanings.
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