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Calochortus

Calochortus
Family: Liliaceae
Calochortus image
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P. L. Fiedler & R. K. Zebell in Flora of North America (vol. 26)
Herbs, perennial, sometimes from bulbs; bulb coat membranous or fibrous-reticulate. Stems scapelike or leafy, simple or branched, glabrous, often glaucous; bulblets sometimes borne in leaf axils. Leaves sessile; basal persistent or withering by flowering, solitary, blade base sometimes attenuate and petiolelike; cauline 0-several, sometimes proximalmost appearing as basal, reduced. Inflorescences monochasiate or ± umbellate, 1-many-flowered, bracteate. Flowers: perianth globose to broadly campanulate; sepals 3, distinct, ovate to lanceolate, usually petaloid and glabrous; petals 3, distinct, usually longer and broader than sepals, sometimes clawed, usually hairy adaxially, bearing adaxial gland near base, often spotted to ± patterned; filaments widened at base; anthers usually basifixed or pseudobasifixed, linear to oblong; ovary superior; style absent; stigmas 3. Fruits capsular, 3-locular, 3-angled or -winged, linear, oblong, or globular, dehiscence septicidal. Seeds many, in 2 rows per locule, irregular or flat, coat usually hexagonally reticulate.

Many species of Calochortus are in cultivation. Bulbs of some species were eaten by Native Americans. Petal shape, gland shape, and pubescence are exceedingly variable in many taxa but often are important in identifying species.

As part of a phylogenetic analysis of relationships within the Liliales, T. B. Patterson (1998) studied variation in noncoding cpDNA sequences throughout Calochortus. He resolved seven main clades that are geographically and ecologically strongly cohesive, including the mariposas of dry grasslands and semideserts, the star-tulips of wet meadows, the cat´s ears of montane woodlands, and the fairy lanterns of closed forests. Patterson suggested that this pattern of relationships is the result of highly localized speciation within the genus.

Species within checklist: Sage-Grouse Preferred Forbs, NV || << 1 - 50 taxa >>
Calochortus acuminatus
Media resource of Calochortus acuminatus
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Calochortus albus
Media resource of Calochortus albus
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Calochortus amabilis
Media resource of Calochortus amabilis
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Calochortus ambiguus
Media resource of Calochortus ambiguus
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Calochortus amoenus
Media resource of Calochortus amoenus
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Calochortus apiculatus
Media resource of Calochortus apiculatus
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Calochortus argillosus
Media resource of Calochortus argillosus
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Calochortus aureus
Media resource of Calochortus aureus
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Calochortus balsensis
Media resource of Calochortus balsensis
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Calochortus barbatus
Media resource of Calochortus barbatus
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Calochortus bruneaunis
Media resource of Calochortus bruneaunis
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Calochortus caeruleus
Media resource of Calochortus caeruleus
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Calochortus campestris
Media resource of Calochortus campestris
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Calochortus catalinae
Media resource of Calochortus catalinae
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Calochortus cernuus
Media resource of Calochortus cernuus
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Calochortus ciscoensis
Media resource of Calochortus ciscoensis
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Calochortus clavatus
Media resource of Calochortus clavatus
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Calochortus coeruleus
Media resource of Calochortus coeruleus
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Calochortus collinus
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not available
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Calochortus concolor
Media resource of Calochortus concolor
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Calochortus coxii
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not available
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Calochortus discolor
Media resource of Calochortus discolor
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Calochortus douglasianus
Media
not available
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Calochortus dunnii
Media resource of Calochortus dunnii
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Calochortus elegans
Media resource of Calochortus elegans
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Calochortus eurycarpus
Media resource of Calochortus eurycarpus
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Calochortus excavatus
Media resource of Calochortus excavatus
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Calochortus exilis
Media resource of Calochortus exilis
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Calochortus fimbriatus
Media resource of Calochortus fimbriatus
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Calochortus flexuosus
Media resource of Calochortus flexuosus
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Calochortus foliosus
Media resource of Calochortus foliosus
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Calochortus fuscus
Media resource of Calochortus fuscus
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Calochortus ghiesbreghtii
Media resource of Calochortus ghiesbreghtii
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Calochortus greenei
Media resource of Calochortus greenei
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Calochortus gunnisonii
Media resource of Calochortus gunnisonii
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Calochortus hartwegii
Media resource of Calochortus hartwegii
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Calochortus hintoni
Media resource of Calochortus hintoni
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Calochortus hintonii
Media resource of Calochortus hintonii
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Calochortus howellii
Media resource of Calochortus howellii
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Calochortus indecorus
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not available
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Calochortus invenustus
Media resource of Calochortus invenustus
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Calochortus kennedyi
Media resource of Calochortus kennedyi
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Calochortus lanternus
Media resource of Calochortus lanternus
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Calochortus leichtlinii
Media resource of Calochortus leichtlinii
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Calochortus lilacinus
Media resource of Calochortus lilacinus
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Calochortus lobbii
Media resource of Calochortus lobbii
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Calochortus longebarbatus
Media resource of Calochortus longebarbatus
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Calochortus longibarbatus
Media resource of Calochortus longibarbatus
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Calochortus luteus
Media resource of Calochortus luteus
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Calochortus lyallii
Media resource of Calochortus lyallii
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