Biology:Calochortus apiculatus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Calochortus apiculatus | |
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| Two Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. apiculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus apiculatus Baker
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Calochortus apiculatus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family.[1][2]
Distribution
Calochortus apiculatus is native to western Canada (Alberta and British Columbia) and the northwestern United States . Most of the US specimens are from the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana, and Washington (state) , but there are reports of isolated populations in the Black Hills of Crook County, Wyoming.[3][4]
Description
Calochortus apiculatus is a bulb-forming perennial herb producing a single stalk up to 30 cm tall. Flowers are pale yellow with purple streaks and yellow hairs on the petals.[5]
References
- ↑ Baker, John Gilbert 1874. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 14(76): 305 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, Calochortus apiculatus Baker
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 127 Calochortus apiculatus Baker
External links
- Flora of Eastern Washington and Adjacent Idaho, Eastern Washington University, Calochortus apiculatus Baker - includes color photos
- Pacific Bulb Society, Calochortus Species One - includes color photos of several species including Calochortus apiculatus
- Mariposa Lilies East of the Cascade Mts., Paul Slichter, The Genus Calochortus - includes color photos
Wikidata ☰ Q15538422 entry
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