Calochortus weedii
| Calochortus weedii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Calochortoideae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. weedii |
| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus weedii Alph.Wood | |
Calochortus weedii is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Weed's mariposa lily.
It is native to the Outer Southern California Coast Ranges and the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, and the Peninsular Ranges in Southern California and Baja California. It is a member of the chaparral flora.
Description
Calochortus weedii is a perennial herb producing a slender, branching stem 30 to 90 centimeters tall.
There is a basal leaf up to 40 centimeters long which withers by the time the plant blooms.
The inflorescence bears 2 to 6 erect, widely bell-shaped to spreading flowers. Each flower has three narrow sepals and three wider and sometimes shorter petals, each segment up to 3 centimeters long. The petals are oval or wedge-shaped and may be any of a variety of colors, from cream to deep yellow to reddish purple. The petals often have reddish brown borders and flecks, and a coating of hairs on the inner surface.
The fruit is an angled capsule 4 to 5 centimeters long.
One variety of this plant, Calochortus weedii var. vestus, is now often treated as a species in its own right named Calochortus fimbriatus.[1]
See also
- California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the California chaparral and woodlands
References
- ↑ Gerritsen, M. E. and R. Parsons. Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives. Timber Press, 2007. 164.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Calochortus weedii
- USDA Plants Profile: Calochortus weedii (Weed's mariposa lily)
- Flora of North America
- Calochortus weedii — U.C. Photo gallery
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