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Calochortus plummerae produces thin, branching stems and a few long curling leaves. [6] Atop the stem is a lily bloom with long, pointed sepals and petals which may be up to 4 centimeters long. The petals are pink, lavender, or white with a wide yellow band across the middle. They are hairy inside and sometimes fringed with hairs.
Calochortus / ˌ k æ l ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s,-l oʊ-/ [3] [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous , perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States ).
Calochortus fuscus is a bulbous perennial plant with small, dark-red flowers. Its upright glaucous stem, 30–60 cm in height, bears a basal leaf 20–20 cm in length, as well as cauline leaves, bracts, and two to four blooms.
Calochortus greenei is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Greene's mariposa lily. It is native to northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in the forest and woodlands of the mountains. It is a perennial herb which produces a branching stem up to about 30 centimeters in maximum height.
Calochortus invenustus is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names shy mariposa lily [2] and plain mariposa lily. [3] It is native to the mountain ranges of central and southern California, where it grows in the coniferous forests. It has also been found in the Bodie Hills in Mineral County, Nevada. [1] [4]
Calochortus venustus is a California species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name butterfly mariposa lily. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a perennial herb that grows in grasslands and open wooded areas.
Calochortus simulans is a perennial herb producing a branching stem up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) tall. The basal leaf is 10 to 20 centimetres (4 to 8 inches) long and withers by flowering. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of 1 to 3 erect, bell-shaped flowers.
Calochortus flexuosus has one long naked stem with only one or two small leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curving. At the end of the stem there is a showy flower. It has shades of pink or lavender to white. The base of each petal is solid yellow with white and red stripes or spots.