Calochortus palmeri S.Watson

Palmer's mariposa lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Calochortus

Characteristics

Plants usually bulbose; bulb coat membranous. Stems usually branching, straight, 3–6 dm; bearing bulblets or not. Leaves: basal withering, 1–2 dm; blade linear-attenuate. Inflorescences mono-chasiate, 1–4-flowered; bracts 1–2 cm. Flowers erect; perianth open, broadly campanulate; sepals usually with brownish blotch near base, lanceolate, 3 cm, apex acuminate; petals white to lavender, sometimes with brownish blotch distal to gland, obovate-cuneate, rounded distally, 2–3 cm, usually with yellow hairs near gland, apex acute to acuminate; glands many, rounded, not depressed, short, thick, distally knobbed, sometimes with yellowish or purplish hairs, otherwise glabrous; filaments 7–8 mm; anthers white, oblong, 5–7 mm, apex acute. Capsules erect, linear, angled in cross section, ca. 5 cm. 2n = 14.
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A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

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Edible bulbs
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Images

Calochortus palmeri unspecified picture

Distribution

Calochortus palmeri world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532450-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762790
COL ID PXC2
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mariposa palmeri Calochortus palmeri Calochortus montanus

Lower taxons

Calochortus palmeri var. palmeri