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Calochortus nuttallii (sego lily)

Synonyms: Calochortus luteus (heterotypic); Calochortus rhodothecus; Calochortus watsonii

Wikipedia Abstract

Calochortus nuttallii, with the common name sego lily, is a bulbous perennial which is endemic to the Western United States. It is the state flower of Utah.
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Infraspecies

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]  6 inches (0.15 m)
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Protected Areas

Emblem of

Utah

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