Calochortus longibarbatus explained

Calochortus longibarbatus is a species of flowering plant in the lily family with the common names long-haired star-tulip and longbeard mariposa lily. It is native to Oregon, Washington, and northern California, where it grows in the forest and woodlands of the mountains.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is a bulb-producing perennial herb which produces a branching stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. Flowers are upright, bell-shaped, pink to lavender with darker markings on the petals.^{[4] [5]}

Varieties^{[6] [4]}

• Calochortus longibarbatus var. longibarbatus - most of species range
• Calochortus longibarbatus var. peckii Ownbey - Ochoco Mountains in central Oregon

External links

• photos by Mark Egger, Flickriver, search for Calochortus longebarbatus several color photos
• Pacific Bulb Society, Calochortus Species Three photos of several species
• Calphotos Photos Gallery, University of California @ Berkeley

Notes and References

1. Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
2. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9747 Calflora taxon report, Calochortus longebarbatus S. Watson longbeard mariposa lily
3. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey, Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) - U.S. species occurrence data & maps, Calochortus longebarbatus . 2015-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518064545/http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov//index.html?ITIS=itis&scientificName=Calochortus+longebarbatus#home . 2015-05-18 . dead .
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101476 Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 126, Calochortus longebarbatus S. Watson
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Calochortus%20longebarbatus.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Calochortus longebarbatus
6. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=301711 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Calochortus longibarbatus S.Watson