Calochortus howellii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. howellii
Binomial name
Calochortus howellii

Calochortus howellii, or Howell's mariposa lily, is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the lily family, found only in Josephine and Curry Counties in south-western Oregon.[1][2][3][4]

Calochortus howellii is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 40 cm tall. Petals are white or pale yellow with purple hairs on the petals.[5] It grows on serpentine outcrops at lower or middle elevations.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Watson, Sereno 1888. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 23(2): 266–267
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 129 Calochortus howellii S. Watson
  6. ↑ "Calochortus howellii". explorer.natureserve.org.


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