Calochortus
E542417
Calochortus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the lily family, known for their showy, tulip-like or star-shaped blossoms often called mariposa lilies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calochortus canonical | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
cat’s ears
ⓘ
mariposa lilies NERFINISHED ⓘ star-tulips ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species rare or threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Bentham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionPattern | many species endemic to California ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek ‘kalos’ (beautiful) and ‘chortos’ (grass) ⓘ |
| family | Liliaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerShape |
star-shaped
ⓘ
tulip-like ⓘ |
| flowerType | showy ⓘ |
| growthForm | perennial herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
chaparral
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | es:mariposa ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | bulb ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Calochortus albus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calochortus ambiguus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus amoenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus apiculatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus bruneaunis NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus catalinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus clavatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus elegans NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus eurycarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus fimbriatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus gunnisonii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus invenustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus kennedyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus leichtlinii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus lyallii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus macrocarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus minimus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus monophyllus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus nuttallii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus obispoensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus plummerae NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus pulchellus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus simulans NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus splendens NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus subalpinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus tiburonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus tolmiei NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus venustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus weedii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ western North America ⓘ |
| order | Liliales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Calochortus luteus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1834 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.