Calochortus monophyllus

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Calochortus monophyllus
Calochortus monophyllus.jpg
Status TNC G3.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. monophyllus
Binomial name
Calochortus monophyllus
Synonyms [2]
Synonymy
  • Cyclobothra monophylla Lindl.
  • Calochortus nitidusTorr. 1857, illegitimate homonym not Douglas 1828
  • Cyclobothra elegans var. luteaBenth.
  • Cyclobothra nitidaTorr. 1857, illegitimate homonym not (Douglas) Kunth 1843
  • Calochortus nitidus var. cornutusAlph.Wood
  • Calochortus pulchellus var. parviflorusRegel
  • Calochortus benthamiiBaker
  • Calochortus benthamii var. wallaceiPurdy & L.H.Bailey
  • Calochortus maculatusEastw.

Calochortus monophyllus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name yellow star-tulip. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Calochortus monophyllus is endemic to California. It is found in the foothill Interior oak woodland and yellow pine forest habitats of the Sierra Nevada and southernmost Cascades in California, from Shasta County to Tulare County. [7]

Description

Calochortus monophyllus is a perennial herb producing a slender, sometimes branched stem up to about 20 centimeters tall. The basal leaf is 10 to 30 centimeters in length and does not wither at flowering. There may be smaller leaves located along the stem. [3]

The inflorescence bears 1 to 6 erect, bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three pointed sepals and three more rounded petals, all bright to deep yellow. The petals may have some dark reddish spotting at the bases and are coated densely with yellow hairs on the inner surfaces. [3]

The fruit is a winged capsule one or two centimeters long. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Calochortus monophyllus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. ↑ Lemaire, Antoine Charles 1849. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 5: 430b short description in Latin, longer description and commentary in French, line drawing of flower
  5. ↑ Lindley, John 1849. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London 4: 81, as Cyclobothra monophylla
  6. ↑ Tropicos, Calochortus monophyllus (Lindl.) Lem.
  7. ↑ "Calochortus monophyllus Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2023-10-17.


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