Biology:Calochortus nudus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Calochortus nudus
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Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. nudus
Binomial name
Calochortus nudus
S.Wats.
Synonyms[2]
  • Calochortus shastensis Purdy
  • Calochortus nudus var. shastensis (Purdy) Jeps.

Calochortus nudus is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name naked mariposa lily.[2][3][4][5]

It is native to the mountains of California and southwestern Oregon, where it grows in wet areas such as meadows and lakeside bogs.[4]

Description

Calochortus nudus is a perennial producing an unbranching stem up to about 25 centimeters tall. The basal leaf is 5 to 15 centimeters long and does not wither at flowering.[4]

The inflorescence bears one or more erect, bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three small, pointed sepals and three wider petals all pinkish or lavender in color. The petals are mostly hairless and about 1.5 centimeters long.[4]

The fruit is a capsule about 2 centimeters long.[4]

The "nudus" part of the name, literally meaning "nude," refers to the lack of hairs on the petals. Such hairs are present on many other species in the genus.[5]

Distribution

Calochortus nudus grows primarily in the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades, from Josephine and Jackson Counties in Oregon to Tulare County in California . One additional report indicates an outlying population in eastern San Bernardino County.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5023109 entry