Calochortus lyallii

Calochortus lyallii
Okanogan County, Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species: C. lyallii
Binomial name
Calochortus lyallii
Baker
Synonyms[1]

Calochortus ciliatus B.L.Rob. & Seaton

Calochortus lyallii (Lyall's mariposa lily) is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family. It is native to the Province of British Columbia in western Canada, as well as the State of Washington in the northwestern United States.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Calochortus lyallii is a bulb-producing perennial herb up to about 50 centimeters tall. Flowers are upright, bell-shaped, white to pale violet with darker markings on the petals.[8][9][10]


References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia , ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  3. ↑ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
  4. ↑ Turner Photographics Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest photos and range map
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ↑ Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Calochortus lyallii photos and range map
  7. ↑ Tall Timbers E.V. Komarek Fire Ecology Database, Status of Lyall's Mariposa Lily, Calochortus lyallii (Liliaceae), in Canada
  8. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 130, Calochortus lyallii S. Watson
  9. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Calochortus lyallii
  10. ↑ Baker, John Gilbert 1874. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 14(76): 305 description in Latin
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