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Calochortus subalpinus

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Calochortus subalpinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. subalpinus
Binomial name
Calochortus subalpinus
Synonyms[1]

Calochortus lobbii Purdy

Calochortus subalpinus, the subalpine mariposa lily, is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family native to the northwestern United States (States of Washington and Oregon).[2][3]

Description

Calochortus subalpinus is a perennial herb producing an unbranched stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. Flowers are white to pale lavender with white and orange hairs on the petals.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 126 Calochortus subalpinus Piper
  3. ^ Piper, Charles Vancouver 1906. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 11: 195
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