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The fruit is a winged capsule up to three centimeters long containing dark brown seeds. The inside of the petals is waxy and coated in small hairs. The inflorescence bears two or more heavily nodding flowers, each with spreading pointed yellow sepals and brown-speckled yellow petals. The leaf at the base of the stem is flat, waxy, and narrow in shape, reaching up to 50 centimeters long and not withering away at flowering. Description Ĭalochortus amabilis is a bulbous perennial herb producing an upright, somewhat waxy branching stem to heights between 10 and 50 centimeters. Ĭommon understory plant associates are Calochortus luteus, Clarkia unguiculata and Delphinium variegatum. The plant is dormant from mid-June to November. The growing season is from midwinter to the April–May–June flowering and seed set. Winters are cool but not frigid (USDA zones 8-9). Natural habitat is quite wet, with 75 cm or more of rain per year, followed by a dry, hot summer.
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Soil types vary, from the nearly solid serpentine rock to yellow clay. It is a common member of the scrub and woodland flora, found on dry slopes in California oak woodland and chaparral habitats.
It grows in the Northern California Coast Ranges and Klamath Mountains, from 100 metres (330 ft) –1,000 metres (3,300 ft) –1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in altitude. The plant is endemic to northern California, from the east bay and north of the San Francisco Bay Area.