Calochortus minimus

Calochortus minimus
Sierra mariposa lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species: C. minimus
Binomial name
Calochortus minimus
Ownbey
Synonyms[1]
  • Calochortus elegans var. subclavatus Baker

Calochortus minimus is a California species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name Sierra mariposa lily.[1][2][3]

Distribution

Calochortus minimus is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it is a common member of the flora along mountain lakesides from Plumas County to Tulare County.[3]

Calochortus minimus is a perennial herb producing an unbranching stem no taller than 10 centimeters. The basal leaf is 10 to 20 centimeters long and does not wither at flowering. The inflorescence bears up to 10 erect, bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three pointed sepals and three small white petals. The fruit is a winged capsule up to 2 centimeters long.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Ownbey, Francis Marion 1940. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(4): 430–432 descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English
  3. 1 2 Calfora taxon report, University of California, Calochortus minimus F. Ownbey, Sierra mariposa, Sierra mariposa lily
  4. ↑ Flora of North America: Calochortus minimus


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