Calochortus exilis explained

Calochortus exilis is a rare Mexican species of plants in the lily family. It is native to mountains in the State of Hidalgo in east-central Mexico.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

Calochortus exilis is a bulb-forming herb up to 15 cm tall, usually unbranched. Flowers are nodding (hanging) with yellow or purple sepals and white to lemon-yellow petals.^[5]

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society, Calochortus Species Three photos of several species including Calochortus exilis

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=301682 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50003372 Tropicos, Calochortus exilis J.H. Painter
3. Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
4. Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/368393#page/491/mode/1up Painter, Joseph Hannum 1911. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 13(10): 346