Calochortus ambiguus | |
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Conservation status | |
Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Genus: | Calochortus |
Species: | C. ambiguus |
Binomial name | |
Calochortus ambiguus (M.E.Jones) Ownbey | |
Synonyms | |
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Calochortus ambiguus, the Arizona mariposa lily or doubting mariposa lily, is a perennial plant in the lily family (liliaceae) that grows at higher elevations of the Sonoran Desert regions of Arizona, western New Mexico, southern Utah, and Sonora.
Calochortus ambiguus is a bulb-forming herb. Flowers are white or very pale lavender, with a green center and reddish-purple anthers.
References
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
- Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 139 Calochortus ambiguus (M. E. Jones) Ownbey, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 505. 1940.
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Calochortus ambiguus at Wikimedia Commons
- Firefly Forest, Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants, Calochortus ambiguus – Doubting Mariposa Lily/
- Pacific Bulb Society, Calochortus Species One photos of several species
- Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness, Calochortus ambiguus (M.E. Jones) M. Ownbey (Doubting Mariposa Lily)
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