Calochortus luteus explained
Calochortus luteus, the yellow mariposa lily, is a mariposa lily endemic to California.[1] [2]
Description
The primarily bright deep yellow flower is 3–5 cm across and perianth bulb-shaped, lined red-brown inside, often also with central red-brown blotch and sparse hair inside.[3] [4] [5] It is a perennial herb.[6]
Distribution
This species is found on coastal prairie, grasslands and some open forest floors.[7] Its range is along the coastal ranges from region to the northern Santa Barbara County Channel Islands and mainland, Northwestern California, the Sacramento Valley, and the Sierra Nevada foothills from there to the Tehachapi Mountains.
Cultivation
Calochortus luteus is used in landscape design, with "non-habitat sourced" bulbs available from native plant nurseries and societies, to grow as an ornamental plant in gardens and for restoration projects.[8] [9]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/239468#page/7/mode/1up Douglas, David ex Lindley, John 1833. Edwards's Botanical Register 19: plate 1567 plus two subsequent text pages
- http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=301713 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1290 Calflora taxon report, University of California: Calochortus luteus (yellow mariposa lily, yellow mariposa)
- http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8461,8487 Jepson Profile of Calochortus luteus
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101477 Flora of North America: Calochortus luteus
- Web site: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. 2021-12-21. www.wildflower.org.
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009
- Book: A. Pink. Gardening for the Million. 2004 . Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg