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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.
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 ).
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]
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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 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]
C. Calamagrostis rubescens; Calochortus ambiguus; Calochortus bruneaunis; Calochortus ciscoensis; Calochortus gunnisonii; Calochortus nuttallii; Calyptridium umbellatum
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 ]