Catalina Mariposa Lily (Calochortus catalinae)

4/3/05 Grotto Trail, Circle X Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, Ventura County, CA 

4/30/05 Figueroa Mountain Road between mile markers 9 and 9.5, Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, CA

5/7/05 Pentachaeta Trail, Triunfo Creek Park, Santa Monica Mountains (near Westlake Village), Los Angeles County, CA

 5/7/05 Pentachaeta Trail, Triunfo Creek Park, Santa Monica Mtns.

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Catalina Mariposa Lily

SPECIES: Calochortus catalinae

FAMILY: Liliaceae (Lily Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/3/2005

LOCATION: Grotto Trail, Circle X Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, Ventura County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem 20–60 cm, generally branched above; base bulblet-bearing

Leaves: basal 10–30 cm, withering

Inflorescence: flowers 1–4, erect; bracts 2–10 cm, opposite

Flower: perianth bowl-shaped; sepals 20–30 mm, purple-spotted near base; petals 20–50 mm, white, tinged lilac, purple-spotted near base, nearly glabrous, nectary not depressed, oblong, densely branched-hairy

Fruit erect, 2–5 cm, not angled

Ecology: UNCOMMON. Heavy soil, open grassland or scrub

Elevation: < 700 m.  

Bioregional distribution: s Central Coast, w South Coast, especially Channel Islands.Threatened by development

Horticultural information: In cultivation.