Biology:Calochortus lyallii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Calochortus lyallii
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Calochortus lyallii in Icicle Canyon, Chelan County Washington (state)

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. lyallii
Binomial name
Calochortus lyallii
Baker
Synonyms[2]

Calochortus ciliatus B.L.Rob. & Seaton

Calochortus lyallii, or Lyall's mariposa lily, is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is native and endemic to Province of British Columbia in western Canada , as well as the Washington (state) in the northwestern United States .[3][4][5][6][7][8] It only grows east of the Cascade crest in the mountains and foothills, and though its numbers are apparently secure in Washington, it is considered to be a blue-listed species in Canada- blue-listed taxa are at risk, but are not extirpated, endangered or threatened.[9] It is found in dry to mesic open forest at lower to middle elevations in the mountains, commonly found with Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine), Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir), Calamagrostis rubescens (pinegrass) and Carex geyeri (elk sedge).[10]

Description

Calochortus lyallii is a bulb-producing perennial herb up to about 50 centimeters tall. Flowers are upright, bell-shaped, white to pale violet with darker markings on the petals.[11][12][13]

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Wikidata ☰ Q15538746 entry