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Calochortus elegans (elegant mariposa lily; Selway mariposa lily)

Synonyms: Cyclobothra elegans (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Calochortus elegans is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name elegant Mariposa lily and cat's ear. It is native to the western United States from northern California to Montana. Varieties \n* Calochortus elegans var. elegans - Idaho, Oregon, Washington \n* Calochortus elegans var. nanus Alph.Wood - Oregon, northern California \n* Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis (H.St.John) Ownbey - Idaho, Montana
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Infraspecies

Calochortus elegans var. elegans (elegant mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus elegans var. nanus (elegant mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis (Selway mariposa lily) (Attributes)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Bulb
Height [2]  8 inches (0.2 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Crater Lake National Park II 180091 Oregon, United States
Oregon Caves National Monument V 456 Oregon, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0