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December 15, 2009 : Calochortus macrocarpus
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Plant Family / Families: Liliaceae
Scientific Name and Author: Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl.
Name Location: northeast of Plush, Oregon, USA
And another brief entry... sagebrush mariposa lily has been featured twice on BPotD so far: Calochortus macrocarpus in June 2005 and Calochortus macrocarpus in October 2006 (from a July photo).
Today's photograph is also from July, but highlights the uncommon albino variant of this species -- a real treasure to find. This was one of a few white or nearly-white individuals in a population with hundreds of plants with light pink to purple flowers.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at December 15, 2009 3:00 PM
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Posted by: Suzanne at December 15, 2009 4:12 PM
What is the purpose of those little yellow protuberances at the base of each sepal, I wonder?
Posted by: Kathleen Garness at December 15, 2009 4:29 PM
We were in Idaho a few years ago when these were all in bloom. They also smelled wonderful!
Posted by: JoLee Schultz at December 15, 2009 5:35 PM
What a charmer!
Posted by: annie Morgan at December 15, 2009 5:56 PM
see this beauty (in pale lavender) in bloom as late as July in the great basin desert of nevada
Posted by: Quin at December 15, 2009 6:26 PM
I love the mariposa lilies, in all their variety, and I learned of them on these pages.
Also a lovely photo, the white flower against the fuzzy taupe background.
Posted by: Mary Ann, in Toronto at December 15, 2009 7:01 PM
Kathleen,
If you are referring to the yellow bits collected at the base of the sepals and petals, that's pollen.
Posted by: AJ at December 16, 2009 2:33 AM
i too enjoy the mariposa family
the wild flower pages from canada
just fine very generous in images
time for holly and ivy twined
twined round our heads and wassil
Posted by: elizabeth a airhart at December 16, 2009 3:33 AM
Wouldn't the Pollen be on the stamens? those protuberances might be some kind of pollen deception...indeed it fooled a few of us!
Posted by: Tom Mirenda at December 16, 2009 5:19 AM
Such a lovely flower! wonderful! thank you :-)
Posted by: Cloudy at December 16, 2009 6:14 AM
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What a joyful little fellow and I like the curl down at the bottom.