Calochortus splendens

Calochortus splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	C. splendens
Binomial name
Calochortus splendens Dougl. ex Benth.

Calochortus splendens is a species of mariposa lily known by the common name splendid mariposa lily.

It is native to western Northern and Southern California and Baja California. It is found in various habitats, including chaparral and woodland .

Description

Calochortus splendens is a thin-stemmed lily with few leaves.

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.

Splendid Mariposa lily (Calochortus splendens),
Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, California.

See also

• California montane chaparral and woodlands
• Flora of the California chaparral and woodlands

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment — Calochortus splendens
• USDA Plants Profile: Calochortus splendens
• Calochortus splendens — U.C. Photo gallery

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