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Calochortus nuttallii is a species within the genus Calochortus, in a sub-group generally referred to as Mariposa Lilies.The specific epithet nuttallii, named for the English botanist and zoologist, Thomas Nuttall, was ascribed to the species by the American botanists John Torrey and Asa Gray when it was officially described in 1857.
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 / 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 ).
Nuttall's mariposa lily, Calochortus nuttallii; Orange daylily, Hemerocallis fulva; Queencup bead lily, Clintonia uniflora; Rosy twisted-stalk, Streptopus lanceolatus; Rough-fruited fairybells, Prosartes trachycarpa; Short-stem onion, Allium brevistylum; Small onion, Allium parvum; Small tofieldia, Tofieldia pusilla
Calochortus leichtlinii – Leichtlin's mariposa lily, smokey mariposa lily; Calochortus westonii – Shirley meadow star-tulip (sn-endemic) Camissonia sierrae ssp. alticola – Mono Hot Springs evening-primrose (sn-endemic) Carex spp. – Sedges Carex abrupta – Abrupt-beaked sedge; Carex amplifolia – Bigleaf sedge; Carex angustata ...
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This category contains the native flora of Nevada as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or 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]