Calochortus caeruleus

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Calochortus caeruleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species: C. caeruleus
Binomial name
Calochortus caeruleus
(Kellogg) S. Wats.

The bulbous plant of the lily family Calochortus caeruleus (often spelled incorrectly as C. coeruleus) is known by the common name beavertail grass. It is found only in Northern California. It is a distinctive plant bearing flowers with light blue spade-shaped petals covered in brushlike hairs.

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