Scientific Name
Calochortus clavatus S. Watson var. gracilis Ownbey
Family
Liliaceae
General
CI
References
More on this species at Calflora.
The Jepson Manual (2012: 1381, Calochortus by Peggy L. Fielder).
Dale (200: 30)
McAuley (1996: 412).
All the photographs below were taken on the same site, north face of ridge to south of University Glen.
11 May 2019.
11 May 2019.
11 May 2019. Note all the seed pods from Primula clevelandii.
11 May 2019. Note seed pods from Primula clevelandii.
11 May 2019. Note all the seed pods from Primula clevelandii.
11 May 2019.
11 May 2019. Note the seed pod. Seed pods on some plants were obtuse, as with this one. Others are elongate and pointed (see photograph below).
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18 May 2019.
18 May 2019. Note obuse seed pod.
18 May 2019.
18 May 2019. Note Dudleya blochmaniae blooming near base of this plant.
18 May 2019.
18 May 2019.
18 May 2019. Note the elongate, pointed seed pods of this plant.
18 May 2019.
27 May 2019. A flower at the end of the season, becoming food for insects.