Calochortus elegans

Calochortus elegans
Calochortus elegans in Wenatchee National Forest
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Calochortus elegans
Pursh 1813 not Baker 1875
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobothra elegans (Pursh) Benth.
  • Calochortus nanus (Alph.Wood) Piper, syn of var. nanus
  • Calochortus selwayensis H.St.John, syn of var. selwayensis

Calochortus elegans is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name elegant Mariposa lily and cat's ear.[2][3] It is native to the western United States from northern California to Montana.[1][4]

It is a perennial herb producing a slender, generally unbranched stem up to 15 centimeters in height. The basal leaf is 10 to 20 centimeters long and does not wither at flowering. The inflorescence bears 1 to 7 erect bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three sepals and three petals with very hairy inner surfaces and edges. Each petal is greenish white in color with a purple crescent above a hairless patch at the base. The fruit is a winged capsule about 2 centimeters long.[5]

Varieties[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment of Calochortus elegans
  3. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile of Calochortus elegans
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 125 Cat’s ear, Calochortus elegans Pursh

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