Calochortus splendens

Calochortus splendens is a North American species of mariposa lily known by the common name splendid mariposa lily.[2][3][4]

Calochortus splendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. splendens
Binomial name
Calochortus splendens
Synonyms[1]
  • Mariposa splendens (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover
  • Calochortus splendens var. atroviolaceus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey
  • Calochortus splendens var. ruber Purdy & L.H.Bailey
  • Calochortus splendens var. major Purdy
  • Calochortus davidsonianus Abrams

Calochortus splendens is native to coastal mountains and valleys of California and Baja California, as far north as Lake County. It is found in various habitats, including chaparral and woodland.[2]

Description

Calochortus splendens is a thin-stemmed lily with few leaves.[4]

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.[4]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Calochortus splendens Benth. splendid mariposa, splendid mariposa lily
  3. Douglas, David 1835. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, series. 2 1(5): 411–412, plate 15, figure A
  4. Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 122, 133 Calochortus splendens Douglas ex Bentham
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Splendid Mariposa lily (Calochortus splendens),
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