Calochortus eurycarpus
Appearance
Calochortus eurycarpus | |
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In Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Genus: | Calochortus |
Species: | C. eurycarpus
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Binomial name | |
Calochortus eurycarpus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Calochortus eurycarpus (white mariposa lily) is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is native to the western United States: Montana, Idaho, eastern Oregon, western Wyoming, northeastern Nevada (Box Elder County) and southeastern Washington (Asotin County + Garfield County).[1][2][3]
Calochortus eurycarpus is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are white or pale lavender (or rarely pink) with a conspicuous reddish-purple blotch on the inside of each petal.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Botany - Biodiversity Heritage Library". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 129 Calochortus eurycarpus S. Watson
External links
[edit]- Turner Photographics, Pacific Northwest Wildflowers, Liliaceae Calochortus eurycarpus Wing-Fruited Mariposa Lily color photos and range map
- United States Department of Agriculture, National Forest Service, White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus)
- Flora of Eastern Washington and Adjacent Idaho, Eastern Washington University, Calochortus eurycarpus