Calochortus exilis
Appearance
Calochortus exilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Genus: | Calochortus |
Species: | C. exilis
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Binomial name | |
Calochortus exilis |
Calochortus exilis is a rare Mexican species of plants in the lily family. It is native to mountains in the State of Hidalgo in east-central Mexico.[1][2][3][4]
Description
[edit]Calochortus exilis is a bulb-forming herb up to 15 cm tall, usually unbranched. Flowers are nodding (hanging) with yellow or purple sepals and white to lemon-yellow petals.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos, Calochortus exilis J.H. Painter
- ^ Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- ^ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
- ^ Painter, Joseph Hannum 1911. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 13(10): 346
External links
[edit]- Pacific Bulb Society, Calochortus Species Three photos of several species including Calochortus exilis