Calochortus monanthus
| Calochortus monanthus | |
|---|---|
| Possibly extinct; see text | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. monanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus monanthus Ownbey | |
Calochortus monanthus is an extinct North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names single-flowered mariposa lily and Shasta River mariposa lily. It was endemic to northern California.[1][2][3][4]
It is presumed extinct, having been collected and documented once over a century ago and never found again. The single known specimen was collected by botanist Edward Lee Greene from a meadow on the banks of the Shasta River, near Yreka in Siskiyou County, California, in June 1876.[2]
Description
Calochortus monanthus had an unbranching stem and an inflorescence of a single erect, bell-shaped flower on a long peduncle. The flower had three sepals about 4 centimeters long and three toothed petals each between 4 and 5 centimeters. The petals were pinkish with a dark red spot at each base.[5]
References
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Calochortus monanthus Ownbey single flowered mariposa lily
- 1 2 Ownbey, Francis Marion 1940. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(4): page 465
- ↑ Ownbey, Francis Marion 1940. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(4): plate 39 full-page line-drawing of Calochortus monanthus
- ↑ Tropicos, Calochortus monanthus Ownbey
- ↑ Flora of North America, Calochortus monanthus'