Calochortus aureus

Calochortus aureus
near Crystal Forest site in
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species: C. aureus
Binomial name
Calochortus aureus
S.Wats.
Synonyms[1]
  • Calochortus nuttallii var. aureus (S.Watson) Ownbey

Calochortus aureus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family.[2][3] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, southern Utah, northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado).[1][4] n Calochortus aureus is a bulb-forming perennial herb producing a single stalk up to 30 cm tall. Flowers are bright lemon-yellow with red or purple splotches on the petals.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Calochortus aureus S.Wats.
  3. ↑ Watson, Sereno 1873. American Naturalist 7(5): 303
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 137 Calochortus aureus Baker

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