Biology:Calochortus syntrophus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. syntrophus
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| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus syntrophus Callahan
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Calochortus syntrophus is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Callahan's mariposa lily and clustered mariposa lily. It is endemic to northern California , where it occurs in a remote area north of Montgomery Creek in Shasta County.[2] It has also been spotted in adjacent Tehama County.[2] Its habitat includes open, rocky areas with moist or wet soils in oak woodland territory. It was first discovered in 1993 and its description was published the following year.[3][4]
This plant produces a thick, waxy stem 40 to 60 centimeters in maximum height. It grows from a bulb which sometimes divides and sends up new stems nearby.[2] The leaves are up to 20 or 30 centimeters long near the base of the plant and those occurring higher on the stem are shorter. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or an umbel-like cluster of up to five flowers. Each flower has lance-shaped sepals 2 to 4 centimeters long. The bell-shaped bloom has three whitish petals 3 to 5 centimeters long which are generally marked with a reddish-brown blotch near the base. The flower bases are yellow with whiskery glandular hairs. The petals turn from white to pink as they age.[2]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144430.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gerritsen, M. E. and R. Parsons. Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives. Timber Press, 2007. 125.
- ↑ Callahan F. T. (1994). A new species of Calochortus (Liliaceae: Tulipeae) from Shasta County, California. Herbertia 49 20-27.
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Calochortus syntrophus Callahan Callahan's mariposa lily
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5023122 entry
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