Calochortus gunnisonii
Calochortus gunnisonii (Gunnison's mariposa lily) is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is native to the western United States, primarily in the Rocky Mountains and Black Hills: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Washington state (Grant County, northwestern Nebraska (Sioux County) and eastern Idaho (Fremont County).[1][2][3]
| Calochortus gunnisonii | |
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| Calochortus gunnisonii var. gunnisonii Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. gunnisonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S.Watson | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Synonymy
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Calochortus gunnisonii is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 55 cm tall. Flowers are white to purple with darker purple markings.[4]
- Varieties[1]
- Calochortus gunnisonii var. gunnisonii - most of species range
- Calochortus gunnisonii var. perpulcher Cockerell - New Mexico
Gallery
Calochortus gunnisonii, Teller County, CO
References
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- Watson, Sereno 1871. United States Geological Expolration [sic] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany 348, as Calochortus gunnisoni
- gunnisonii.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 140 Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson
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