Calochortus plummerae
Calochortus plummerae | |
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In Franklin Canyon Park Santa Monica Mountains | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Genus: | Calochortus |
Species: | C. plummerae
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Binomial name | |
Calochortus plummerae | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Cyclobothra plummerae (Greene) Hoover |
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Calochortus plummerae is a species of mariposa lily known by the common name Plummer's mariposa lily.[3]
It is endemic to Southern California where it is found along the coast, inland hills, and some Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges.[4][3] It is a member of the chaparral, grasslands, and lower montane coniferous forest plant communities.[3][4]
The species is named in honor of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836 – 1923).[5]
Description
[edit]Calochortus plummerae produces thin, branching stems and a few long curling leaves.[6]
Atop the stem is a lily bloom with long, pointed sepals and petals which may be up to 4 centimeters long. The petals are pink, lavender, or white with a wide yellow band across the middle. They are hairy inside and sometimes fringed with hairs. The center contains large whitish or yellowish anthers.[6] Flowers are present from May to July.[3][4]
The fruit capsule is up to 8 centimeters long.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Calochortus plummerae". NatureServe Explorer Calochortus plummerae. NatureServe. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c d Calflora taxon report, University of Calilfornia @ Berkeley, Calochortus plummerae. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ a b c California Native Plant Society—CNPS Inventory Plant Detail: 'Calochortus plummerae. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1890. Pittonia 2(8A): 70–71
- ^ a b c Calochortus plummerae in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment — Calochortus plummerae
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Calochortus plummerae (Plummer's mariposa lily)
- Calochortus plummerae — Calphotos, University of California @ Berkeley Photos gallery
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- NatureServe apparently secure species
- Calochortus
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Plants described in 1890
- Liliales stubs