Rc. 
I. : 
J Calochortus Pursh, Mariposa Dwhip, uh. ’ 
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Low herbs with slender flexuous stems arising from membranous-coated 
cormse eaves linear-lanceolate, the cauline clasping, alternate, 
Flowers showy, few, terminal; perianth deciduous, the segments e~seriate, 
De Lad Abecorartia 
the inner petal-like, obovate, each with more or less conspicuous, gland 
f 
near the base, the outer lanceolate, sepal-like, Stamens 6, inserted at 
the bases of the segments; anthers basifixed, Stigmas sessile, persistent 
on the fruit. Fruit a leathery capsule, Seangled, or 3-winged, nodding, 
O Basal leaves as long as or longer than the flowering 
4 stems gland covered with a fringed scale |. C. elegans 
© Basal leaves shorter than the flowering stem; gland 
Aad covered with hairs but not with a 
‘ \ fringed scale 
A Flowers cream-color or white, the anthers attenuate 
G to a distinct mucro 2. Ce aviculatus 
