Calochortus venustulus - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Kingdom Plantae Family Liliaceae Rank Species		Order Liliales Genus Calochortus
Similar Calochortus vestae, Calochortus barbatus, Calochortus minimus, Calochortus simulans, Calochortus longibarbatus

Calochortus venustulus is a Mexican species of plants in the lily family native to central and eastern Mexico and bearing yellow flowers. Two varieties are recognized.

Calochortus venustulus var. imbricus Reveal & W.J.Hess - Durango

Calochortus venustulus var. venustulus - Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, México State

The epithet venustulus is a Latin word meaning "charming" or "elegant," derived ultimately from the name of the goddess Venus, Goddess of Love.

The varietal epithet imbricus means "rainy," chosen because it was raining the day the authors collected the original specimens.

References

Calochortus venustulus Wikipedia

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