E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia
Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl.
sagebrush mariposa lily
Liliaceae

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Distribution of Calochortus macrocarpus in British Columbia.

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of BC.
SPECIES INFORMATION
General:
  Perennial herb from a deep, papery-scaled, egg-shaped bulb; flowering stems erect, 20-50 cm tall, stout, usually unbranched, smooth, sometimes with bulblets in the axils of the leaves.
Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, few to several, linear, channeled, grass-like, to 50 cm long, decreasing in size up the stem, smooth, glaucous, curled at the tips sheathing at the base, the margins entire; basal leaves 5-10 cm long, withering.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 to 3, terminal, erect, stalked flowers, above 2 or more very slender, unequal bracts; flowers pink to purple, rarely white, broadly bell-shaped; petals 3, distinct, narrowly egg-shaped, 3-4.5 cm long, green-striped longitudinally on the outside, on the inside bearded with slender hairs and sometimes purple-banded above a basal, arrowhead-shaped, densely hairy nectar gland; sepals narrowly lanceolate with long slender tip, 4-5 cm long, generally longer than the petals, smooth; stamens 6, anthers blunt; pistil 1, 3-chambered.
Fruits:
Capsules, narrowly lanceolate, 4-5.5 cm long; 3-angled, erect; seeds many, straw-coloured, flattened, with loose-fitting coats.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of BC
ECOLOGY
Ecological Framework for Calochortus macrocarpus

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2008)

Site Information
 Value / Class

Average

Minimum

Maximum
Elevation (metres)
 742 250 2030
Slope Gradient (%)
 27.8 0 100

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

 200.3 1 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		3.0 0 5
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
 Medium
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:
 350
Modal BEC Zone Class
 BG

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

 AT(1), BG(146), ESSF(3), ICH(4), IDF(107), MS(3), PP(54), SBPS(1), SBS(2)

Fire Effects Information Database (USDA)
CLIMATE
The climate type for this species, as reported in the "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 5 Database"(Meidinger et al. 2004), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

HABITAT/RANGE
Dry shrublands, grasslands and open forests in the steppe and lower montane zones; frequent in SC BC, locally frequent in SE BC; S to MT, ID, NV and CA.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of BC
STATUS INFORMATION
Provincial Status:  Unlisted
BC Status (Red Blue List):  Not listed
COSEWIC Status:  Not listed
Origin Status:  species native to B.C.

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.
 
TAXONOMIC AND NOMENCLATURAL INFORMATION
International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the Missouri Botanical Garden
 Vascular Plant Type Database, New York Botanical Gardens
 Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 Flora North America treatment for Liliaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Calochortus macrocarpus
ADDITIONAL RANGE AND STATUS INFORMATION
INVASIVE STATUS AND INFORMATION
Invasive Status: Calochortus macrocarpus is not invasive.


Note: Species currently listed as "invasive" on the E-Flora BC atlas pages come from a comprehensive list of invasive and noxious species for BC compiled by E-Flora BC. Note that a species can be alien to the province but not considered invasive.  Visit E-Flora BC's list of invasive, alien and noxious species in BC for more details.
MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANT INFORMATION
Species not indicated as poisonous in our database.
The above information is derived from:
Meidinger et al. 2004. British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 5 Database.

Please also check the following links for poison information.
Note that not all species are covered in each database.

FDA Poisonous Plant Database
 Native American Ethnobotanical Database
 Plants for a Future--medicinal and edible plants
KEY REFERENCES


Please cite these pages as: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2009. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 11/21/2009 4:01:40 AM]
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