Camissonia's CA Native Plant Life List

I"ve been an amateur botanist since circa 1997 with a special interest in California native plants. A corollary passion of mine is birding and, like many fellow birders, I keep a Life List of all the bird species that I've observed in my lifetime. So I thought, why not also create a life list for plants I've seen in the field? In addition to California natives, I've also included a smaller list of plants that I've observed and photographed in their native habitats outside of the U.S.

Friday, November 20, 2015

Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus leichtlinii)

7/6/16 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop at turnoff to Forest Service Rd 2S29, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/6/16 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop at turnoff to Forest Service Rd 2S29

7/7/16 Green Creek Road, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/8/16 Lundy Canyon Trail, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/8/16 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra,
Mono County, CA

7/9/16 SR108 (Sonora Pass Hwy.), Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest,
Sierra Nevada, Mono County, CA

7/5/05 Lower Twin Lakes, Bridgeport region, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/6/06 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/6/05 Convict Lake, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

8/17/04 Tioga Pass Road between West entrance station and Toulumne Lodge,
Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily

SPECIES: Calochortus leichtlinii

FAMILY: Liliaceae (Lily Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/17/2004

LOCATION: Tioga Pass Road between West entrance station and Toulumne Lodge, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem 20–60 cm, simple; base bulblet-bearing

Leaves: basal 10–15 cm, withering

Inflorescence ± umbel-like; flowers 1–5, erect; bracts paired

Flower: perianth bell-shaped; sepals 10–20 mm; petals 10–40 mm, white to smoky-blue, often tinged pink, red- to black-spotted above nectary, sparsely short-hairy near nectary, nectary slightly depressed, ± ovate, densely short-hairy; anthers sagittate

Fruit erect, 3–6 cm, narrowly lanceolate

Ecology: Common. Open, gravelly places in chaparral or montane coniferous forest

Elevation: 1300–4000 m.

Bioregional distribution: High Sierra Nevada, Modoc Plateau

Distribution outside California: w Nevada

Horticultural information: DFCLT.

Camissonia's CA Native Plant Life List

Friday, November 20, 2015

Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus leichtlinii)

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