Calochortus plummerae

Calochortus plummerae
in Franklin Canyon Park
Santa Monica Mountains
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species: C. plummerae
Binomial name
Calochortus plummerae
Synonyms[1]

Cyclobothra plummerae (Greene) Hoover

At Mount Wilson, San Gabriel Mountains, California.

Calochortus plummerae is a species of mariposa lily known by the common name Plummer's mariposa lily.[2]

It is endemic to Southern California where it is found along the coast, inland hills, and some Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges.[3][2] It is a member of the chaparral, grasslands, and lower montane coniferous forest plant communities.[2][3]

The species is named in honor of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836 – 1923).[4]

Description

Calochortus plummerae produces thin, branching stems and a few long curling leaves.[5]

Atop the stem is a lily bloom with long, pointed sepals and petals which may be up to 4 centimeters long. The petals are pink, lavender, or white with a wide yellow band across the middle. They are hairy inside and sometimes fringed with hairs. The center contains large whitish or yellowish anthers.[5] Flowers are present from May to July.[2][3]

The fruit capsule is up to 8 centimeters long.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 3 4 Calflora taxon report, University of Calilfornia @ Berkeley, Calochortus plummerae. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 California Native Plant Society—CNPS Inventory Plant Detail: 'Calochortus plummerae. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Greene, Edward Lee 1890. Pittonia 2(8A): 70–71
  5. 1 2 3 Calochortus plummerae in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


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