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Calochortus gunnisonii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Liliaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Liliales

Genus
  
Calochortus

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Calochortus ambiguus, Calochortus flexuosus, Calochortus nuttallii, Calochortus kennedyi, Calochortus aureus

Calochortus gunnisonii (Gunnison's mariposa lily) is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is native to the western United States, primarily in the Rocky Mountains and Black Hills: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, northwestern Nebraska (Sioux County) and eastern Idaho (Fremont County).

Calochortus gunnisonii is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 55 cm tall. Flowers are white to purple with darker purple markings.

Varieties
  • Calochortus gunnisonii var. gunnisonii - most of species range
  • Calochortus gunnisonii var. perpulcher Cockerell - New Mexico

    • References

    Calochortus gunnisonii Wikipedia
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