Biology:Calochortus nudus
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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. nudus
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| Calochortus nudus S.Wats.
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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
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148754.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Calflora taxon report, University of California: Calochortus nudus (naked mariposa, naked mariposa Lily)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Flora of North America, Calochortus nudus
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Watson, Sereno 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 263
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Calochortus nudus
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- Calochortus nudus — Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
Wikidata ☰ Q5023109 entry
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