Calochortus fimbriatus

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Calochortus fimbriatus
Calochortus fimbriatus open flower.jpeg
Status TNC T3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Calochortus fimbriatus
Synonyms [2]
  • Calochortus weedii var. purpurascensS.Watson
  • Calochortus weedii var. vestusPurdy
  • Cyclobothra vesta(Purdy) Hoover 1966, not Calochortus vestae (Purdy) Wallace 1894

Calochortus fimbriatus is a California species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name late-blooming mariposa lily. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of southern Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and northern Ventura counties, where it is a member of the chaparral flora.

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This species is listed as "rare, threatened or endangered in California and elsewhere" and "fairly endangered in California" (CNPS: 1B.2). [3]

Description

Calochortus fimbriatus is a bulb-forming perennial herb producing a slender, branching stem 30 to 110 centimeters tall. [4] There is a basal leaf up to 40 centimeters long which appears in January and withers long before the plant blooms in late June or early July. The bloom continues until mid-August. [5] The inflorescence consists of 2 to 6 erect, bowl-shaped flowers. Each flower has three narrow sepals and three wider petals. The petals are usually tan or cream colored on the outside and yellowish on the inside with variable number of flecks of dark purple, and a coating of hairs on the inner surface and top rim. The fruit is a three-angled capsule. Calochortus fimbriatus blooms more vigorously the year after a wildfire. [4] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Calochortus fimbriatus". NatureServe Explorer Calochortus fimbriatus. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants
  4. 1 2 Gerritsen, M. E. and R. Parsons. Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives. Timber Press, 2007. 164.
  5. ↑ Smith, Clifton F. (1998). A Flora of the Santa Barbara Region, California (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens & Capra Press. p. 96.
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Calochortus fimbriatus


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