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Calochortus plummerae is a species of mariposa lily known by the common name Plummer's mariposa lily. [3] It is endemic to Southern California where it is found along the coast, inland hills, and some Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges. [4] [3] It is a member of the chaparral, grasslands, and lower montane coniferous forest plant ...
The genus Calochortus includes approximately 70 species distributed from southwestern British Columbia, through California and Mexico, to northern Guatemala and eastwards to New Mexico, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Calochortus is the most widely dispersed genus of Liliaceae on the North American Pacific Coast. [7] Of these, 28 species are endemic ...
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 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.
The Calochortoideae are a subfamily of monocotyledon perennial, herbaceous and mainly bulbous flowering plants in the lily family, Liliaceae. Approximately the same group of species has been recognized as a separate family, Calochortaceae , in a few systems of plant taxonomy , including the Dahlgren system . [ 1 ]
Calochortus venustus var. superbus L.H.Bailey & E.Z.Bailey 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 leichtlinii is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Leichtlin's mariposa, smokey mariposa, and mariposa lily. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The plant is native to the Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau of California and adjacent parts of the Great Basin in southeastern Oregon and western Nevada . [ 5 ]
Calochortus amabilis is cultivated as an ornamental plant by specialty native plant and bulb nurseries, for use in traditional and wildlife gardens, and natural landscaping projects. Hardiness: Hardy, [4] [5] particularly if well mulched. In cold areas, it can be grown in an alpine house or an unheated glasshouse. [4]