Calochortus howellii

Calochortus howellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	C. howellii
Binomial name
	Calochortus howellii; S.Wats.

Calochortus howellii, or Howell's mariposa lily, is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the lily family, found only in Josephine and Curry Counties in south-western Oregon.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Calochortus howellii is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 40 cm tall. Petals are white or pale yellow with purple hairs on the petals.^[5]

References[]

^ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A..
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Watson, Sereno 1888. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 23(2): 266–267
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 129 Calochortus howellii S. Watson

External links[]

Turner Photographics Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Calochortus howellii

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[1] Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A..

[2] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[3] Watson, Sereno 1888. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 23(2): 266–267

[4] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[5] Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 129 Calochortus howellii S. Watson

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