Calochortus palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Palmer's mariposa lily and strangling mariposa.[2][3][4][5]
| Calochortus palmeri | |
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| Calochortus palmeri var munzii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. palmeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus palmeri | |
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It is endemic to California, where it is distributed in the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges of Southern California (Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern, Riverside, and San Diego Counties). There is also a report of an isolated population in the Diablo Range in San Benito County[3]
Description edit
Calochortus palmeri is a perennial herb producing a straight, branching stem up to 60 centimeters tall. The basal leaf is 10 to 20 centimeters long and withers by flowering.[4]
The inflorescence bears 1 to 6 erect, open bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three brown-speckled sepals 3 centimeters long and three wider petals each 2 or 3 centimeters long. The petals are white to light lavender and have bases with yellow or purple hairs, or lacking hairs, depending on variety.[4]
- Varieties[2]
- Calochortus palmeri var. munzii — Munz's mariposa lily — rarer of the two, and known only from the Peninsular Ranges in Riverside and San Diego Counties.[6]
- Calochortus palmeri var. palmeri — Palmer's mariposa lily — native to the Transverse Ranges.[7]
- formerly included[2]
- Calochortus palmeri var. dunnii, now called Calochortus dunnii
References edit
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Calochortus palmeri. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley: Calochortus palmeri
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Calochortus palmeri
- ^ Watson, Sereno 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 266
- ^ Calflora: Calochortus palmeri var. munzii
- ^ Calflora: Calochortus palmeri var. palmeri
External links edit
- Calflora Database: Calochortus palmeri (Palmer's mariposa lily, strangling mariposa)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
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