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Calochortus luteus (yellow mariposa lily)

Synonyms: Cyclobothra lutea (homotypic); Mariposa lutea (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Calochortus luteus, or Yellow mariposa lily, is a mariposa lily endemic to California.
View Wikipedia Record: Calochortus luteus

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]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Width [2]  3.937 inches (0.1 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Calochortus luteus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Table Mountain   California, 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