Bulb scales: large 2–8; small 0–3. Stem 1–4 dm. Leaves 2–10, alternate, ± crowded near ground, 2.5–10 cm; blade ovate, occasionally a few sickle-shaped. Flowers horizontal or nodding; tepals white, with purple spots or lines and pink shading, 1.5–3 cm, apex often slightly recurved; nectaries obscure, colored like tepals, broadly linear, ± equaling tepal length; style obviously branched for 1/2 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm. Capsules acutely angled. 2n = 24.

Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Dry ridges, generally on serpentine
Elevation: 400–2100 m

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Calif., Oreg.

Discussion

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