Biology:Calochortus palmeri
| Calochortus palmeri | |
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| Calochortus palmeri var munzii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. palmeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus palmeri S.Wats.
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Calochortus palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Palmer's mariposa lily and strangling mariposa.[2][3][4][5]
It is endemic to California , where it is distributed in the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges of Southern California (Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles , San Bernardino, Kern, Riverside, and San Diego Counties). There is also a report of an isolated population in the Diablo Range in San Benito County[3]
Description
Calochortus palmeri is a perennial herb producing a straight, branching stem up to 60 centimeters tall. The basal leaf is 10 to 20 centimeters long and withers by flowering.[4]
The inflorescence bears 1 to 6 erect, open bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three brown-speckled sepals 3 centimeters long and three wider petals each 2 or 3 centimeters long. The petals are white to light lavender and have bases with yellow or purple hairs, or lacking hairs, depending on variety.[4]
- Varieties[2]
- Calochortus palmeri var. munzii — Munz's mariposa lily — rarer of the two, and known only from the Peninsular Ranges in Riverside and San Diego Counties.[6]
- Calochortus palmeri var. palmeri — Palmer's mariposa lily — native to the Transverse Ranges.[7]
- formerly included[2]
- Calochortus palmeri var. dunnii, now called Calochortus dunnii
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe. 2022. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135629.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley: Calochortus palmeri
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Flora of North America, Calochortus palmeri
- ↑ Watson, Sereno 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 266
- ↑ Calflora: Calochortus palmeri var. munzii
- ↑ Calflora: Calochortus palmeri var. palmeri
External links
- Calflora Database: Calochortus palmeri (Palmer's mariposa lily, strangling mariposa)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q5023112 entry
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