Calochortus barbatus Painter

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Calochortus

Characteristics

A bulb plant. It grows 15-30 cm high and 8-10 cm across. The flowers are bell-like and nodding. They are hairy and have a fringe around the edge. They are yellow but can have purple flushes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

They need dry conditions when dormant. It can stand light frosts.
More
Grassland, open oak and pine woods below 2,500 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-6

Usage

Uses -
Edible bulbs roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Calochortus barbatus unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532378-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762666
COL ID PX9P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Calochortus flavus Calochortus pallidus Fritillaria barbata Fritillaria biflora Cyclobothra flava Cyclobothra pallida Cyclobothra propinqua Calochortus barbatus Fritillaria cuprea Cyclobothra barbata Calochortus barbatus subsp. chihuahuanus Calochortus barbatus var. chihuahuanus Cyclobothra barbata Calochortus barbatus subsp. barbatus