Basal leaves base typically reddish. Perianth broadly campanulate; petals sharply bent at gland. 2n = 30.

Flowering late spring--mid summer. Grassy margins of wet meadows and under pines; 1600--1800 m; Oreg.

Calochortus longebarbatus var. peckii is a triploid that bears only sterile anthers and reproduces only vegetatively through division of the bulb. It is found in the Ochoco Mountains.