WorldFloraDB - Calochortus macrocarpus

Characteristics

Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat membranous. Stems usually not branching, stout, 2–5 dm. Leaves: basal withering, 0.5–1 dm; blade linear. Inflorescences subumbel-late, 1–3-flowered; bracts 3–5 cm. Flowers erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate, 4–5 cm, apex acuminate; petals purple, with median green stripe on abaxial surface, obovate, 4–6 cm, bearded distal to gland, apex acuminate; glands triangular-sagittate, slightly depressed, densely covered with slender hairs; filaments 8–9 mm; anthers lanceolate-linear, ca. 1 cm, apex obtuse. Capsules erect, lanceoloid-linear, angled, 4–5 cm, apex acuminate. Seeds flat, inflated. 2n = 14.

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A bulb plant. It is a herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has a bulb that tapers and is deep in the ground. The leaves are grass-like and blue-green. The leaves wither before the plant flowers. The stem is erect and usually unbranched. The flowers are pink and have 3 petals. The flowers can be 5 cm across. They can occur singly or as 2 or 3 at the top of the stem. The petals have a green stripe along them. There is also usually a dark purple band across them. The seed capsules are erect, narrow and taper.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.5

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.2

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

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

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is best in light to medium well-drained soil. It needs an open sunny position. It is resistant to drought and frost. It grows on dry hillsides.

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Dry hills, usually in loose soil. In sagebrush scrub and open coniferous forests; at elevations up to 2,000 metres.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The bulbs are eaten. They can be eaten raw or cooked. They are also canned. The flowers are added to salads.

Uses	forage medicinal
Edible	bulbs flowers roots
Therapeutic use	Dermatological Aid (bulb), Eye Medicine (bulb)
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°)	-7
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-