128 WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFORNIA 



1736. Desert Lily Hesperocallis undulata 



Arid desert around Yuma and Ft. Mohave. Probably found within our 

 limits. Flowers clear yellow shading to white at base; purplish red anthers. 



1737. White Mariposa Lily Calochortus venustus 



Light sandy soil or in alkaline fields. Coast range; Great Valley; Sierra 

 Nevada ; white to lilac with eye spot in middle. 



1738. Mariposa Lily Calochortus splendens 



A slender plant, 1-1 ^4 ft. high. Flowers clear lilac. 



1739. Yellow Mariposa Lily Calochortus luteus 



A low plant, 7-10 inches high. Petals fan-shaped and clawed; yellow or 

 orange. Coast Ranges; foothills. 



1740. Calochortus uniflorus 



Calistoga to Monterey. In wet lands, April to May. Stems low, flexuous. 

 Petals lilac. 



1741. Calochortus umbellatus 



Low wooded hills, Marin County, Oakland hills. Walnut Creek. April. 

 Flowers 2-6. 



1742. Pussy's Ears Calochortus maweanus 



Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges. Umbel of 2-4 flowers. Mostly one radical 

 leaf. Petals white or purplish blue. 



1743. White Globe Tulip Calochortus albus 



Coast Ranges; woods to southern California. Petals white, purplish at 

 base. 



1744. Calochortus pulchellus 



Mt. Diablo. Collected early days, little known since. Plant about one 

 foot high. Much branched, each branch ending in an umbel of 2-3 flowers. 



1745. Golden Lily Bell Calochortus amabilis 

 Cat's Ears 



Fairy Lanterns 

 North Coast Ranges. Vaca Mountains. Flowers nodding, golden yellow. 



1746. Star Tulip Calochortus nudus 



Sierra Nevada; meadows. Stems 10 inches or less high ending in cluster 

 of flowers. Petals fan-shaped, white or pale lilac. 



1747. Yellow Star Tulip Calochortus Benthamii 



Found near Groveland. Clear yellow flowers l / 2 inch long, petals covered 

 with yellow hairs. 



1748. "Sego" Calochortus Nuttallii 



Sierra Nevada meadows. Anthers deeply notched at base Petals white, 

 tinged with greenish yellow or lilac. 



1749. Adontostomum Hartwegii 



Dry hard soil in foothills Napa Range; Sierra Nevada foothills. May. 

 Leaves mostly radical. Grass-like. White tubular flowers, 5-6 inches long. 



1750. Leucocrinum montanum 



Southern California. Flowers pure white, very fragrant; early spring. 



1751. Brodiaea Brodiaea tcrrestris 



Leaves few, grass-like. 2-10 or 20 flowered. Near coast. Common in 

 sandy soil about San Francisco. June-July. Stem very short. 



