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Lyall’s Star Tulip, Lyall’s Mariposa Lily
(Calacortus lyallii)
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Form:
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4-12 inches tall, a single erect stem with flower at tip
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Leaves:
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One flat leaf clasps stem at base and grows about as high as flower
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Flower:
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Generally white, sometimes lavender-tinged. Petals sharp-pointed
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and fringed with hairs. Purple crescent at base of each petal above the nectar gland. About I to 1 1/2 inch across.
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Habitat:
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Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine forests.
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Season:
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Late spring (May-June)
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