Longbeard Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Sego Lily, Longhair Star Tulip
Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus
![Longbeard Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Sego Lily, Longhair Star Tulip: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus](longebarbatus/longebarbatus/longebarbatus 3a.jpg)
Long-bearded mariposa lily blooming in private, vernally moist meadows near the head of Rattlesnake Creek in western Klickitat County...........June 17, 2013.
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Long-bearded mariposa lily blooming in private, vernally moist meadows near the head of Rattlesnake Creek in western Klickitat County...........June 17, 2015.
- ![Habitat of Longbeard Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Sego Lily, Longhair Star Tulip: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus](longebarbatus/longebarbatus/longebarbatus_habitat06-19-2016.jpg)
- ![Flower of Longbeard Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Sego Lily, Longhair Star Tulip: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus](longebarbatus/longebarbatus/longebarbatus06-19-2016c.jpg)
Long-bearded mariposa lily blooming in vernally moist drainages in the Klickitat Wildlife Area..........June 19, 2016.
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The photo above shows a close-up of the inside
of the flower of long-bearded mariposa lily as seen in a meadow in Conboy Lake National
Wildlife Refuge on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams........July 2,
2006. Note the very long, whitish hairs on the inner surface of the petals.
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The photo above shows a close-up sideview of
the flower of long-bearded mariposa lily as seen at Conboy Lake NWR.........June
18, 2006. The flower of this species is lavender in color and more cup-shaped
than that of the
subalpine mariposa lily (
C.
subalpinus) which is cream-colored. It is smaller than that of the
green-banded mariposa lily (
C. macrocarpus)
which could potentially be found in the same habitat.
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The photo above shows long-bearded mariposa
lily as seen in a dry meadow at Conboy Lake NWR..........June 18, 2006. Note
that the flower scape is about one-third to one-half longer than the basal leaf.
Plants were typically found with one flower, but there were a number of plants
with multiple flowers up to 5 in number.
![Pod of Longbeard Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Sego Lily, Longhair Star Tulip: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus](../../../../cascade/mtadams/3/lily/calochortus/longebarbatus/calochortuslonglong.jpg)
The photo above shows a fruit of long-bearded mariposa lily as
seen in Conboy Lake NWR..........June 18, 2006.
![Longbeard Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Sego Lily, Longhair Star Tulip: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus](../../../../cascade/mtadams/3/lily/calochortus/longebarbatus/calochortuslonglong3.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of long-bearded mariposa lily as seen in a meadow in Conboy Lake National Wildlife
Refuge on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.........June 18, 2006.
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The 3 photos above show close-up views of the flowers of long-bearded mariposa lily as seen in Conboy Lake NWR.........June 21, 2008. The flower at left is the more typical colored version of this fine species.
![Longbeard Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Mariposa Lily, Long-bearded Sego Lily, Longhair Star Tulip: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus](longebarbatus/longebarbatus/longebarbatus10-29-2017.jpg)
The fruits of long-bearded mariposa lily as seen in the Klickitat Wildlife Area..........October 29, 2017.
Paul Slichter