WorldFloraDB - Calochortus luteus

Characteristics

Stems slender, 2–5 dm. Leaves: basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear. Inflorescences subumbellate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 1–8 cm. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate-oblong, attenuate, 2–3 cm; petals deep yellow, usually streaked red-brown proximally, often with median red-brown blotch, cuneate to obovate, 2–4 cm, with a few slender hairs near gland; glands ± lunate to oblong, not depressed, covered with short, matted hairs; filaments 7–9 mm; anthers linear-oblong, 4–6 mm, apex obtuse or acute. Capsules erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 3–6 cm. Seeds light beige, flat. 2n = 14, 28.

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A bulb plant. It grows 20-50 cm high and spreads 15 cm wide. The leaves are sword shaped at the base. The flowers are open and bell shaped. They are on slender stems. The flowers are yellow and 8 cm wide. There is usually a brown spot at the base of each petal. The nectar gland is crescent shaped.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

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Mature width (meter)

0.13

Mature height (meter)

0.3

Root system

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows best in light to medium well-drained soils. It suits an open sunny position. It is resistant to drought and frost. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.

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Heavy soils in grasslands, open woodlands, mixed evergreen forests; at elevations up to 700 metres. Also found in pine, evergreen oak and mixed woodlands.

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Usage

The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked.

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Edible	bulbs roots
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Cultivation

It is grown by division of the plant in winter.

Mode	seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°)	-12
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