''Calochortus longibarbatus'' is a species of flowering plant in the
lily family with the common names long-haired star-tulip and longbeard mariposa lily. It is native to
Oregon
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,
Washington
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, and northern
California
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, where it grows in the forest and woodlands of the mountains.
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It is a bulb-producing ]perennial
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herb which produces a branching stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. Flowers are upright, bell-shaped, pink to lavender with darker markings on the petals.[Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 126, ''Calochortus longebarbatus'' S. Watson ]
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* ''Calochortus longibarbatus'' var. ''longibarbatus'' - most of species range
* ''Calochortus longibarbatus'' var. ''peckii'' Ownbey - ]Ochoco Mountains
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in central Oregon
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References
External links
photos by Mark Egger, Flickriver, search for ''Calochortus longebarbatus''
several color photos
Pacific Bulb Society, Calochortus Species Three
photos of several species
Calphotos Photos Gallery, University of California @ Berkeley
longibarbatus
Flora of the West Coast of the United States
Flora of California
Flora of the Cascade Range
Plants described in 1882
Taxa named by Sereno Watson
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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