Calochortus splendens

Calochortus splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	C. splendens
Binomial name
	Calochortus splendens; Dougl. ex Benth.
Synonyms
	Mariposa splendens (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover; Calochortus splendens var. atroviolaceus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Calochortus splendens var. ruber Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Calochortus splendens var. major Purdy; Calochortus davidsonianus Abrams;

Calochortus splendens is a North American species of mariposa lily known by the common name splendid mariposa lily.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Calochortus splendens is native to coastal mountains and valleys of California and Baja California, as far north as Lake County. It is found in various habitats, including chaparral and woodland.^[2]

Description

Calochortus splendens is a thin-stemmed lily with few leaves.^[4]

It bears flowers singly or in inflorescences of up to four. Each flower is ringed with smaller, ribbonlike, curling bracts. The bowl-shaped flowers are of varying shades of purple, often lavender, with a spot of darker purple at the base of each petal. The flower may have plentiful white hairs in the center and bright purple pollen.^[4]

References

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ ^a ^b Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Calochortus splendens Benth. splendid mariposa, splendid mariposa lily
^ Douglas, David 1835. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, series. 2 1(5): 411–412, plate 15, figure A
^ ^a ^b ^c Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 122, 133 Calochortus splendens Douglas ex Bentham

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[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[r-2] Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Calochortus splendens Benth. splendid mariposa, splendid mariposa lily

[3] Douglas, David 1835. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, series. 2 1(5): 411–412, plate 15, figure A

[gigi-4] Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 122, 133 Calochortus splendens Douglas ex Bentham

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