Calochortus venustulus
A bulbous geophyte in the lily family native to central and eastern Mexico with yellow flowers, two recognized varieties, a monocot described by Greene in 1888, and producing capsule fruits.
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Summary
A Calochortus species in the Liliaceae is a bulbous geophyte native to Western North America and Mexico, growing as an herb, with two recognized varieties: var. imbricus and var. venustulus.
Practical considerations include native distribution across Western North America and Mexico and the presence of capsule fruit; there is no information on cultivation requirements or uses in the provided facts.
Bloom Color
Yellow
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Greene
- Publication
- Pittonia 1: 158 (1888)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Liliales
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Calochortus
Inferior Taxa
Calochortus venustulus var. imbricus Calochortus venustulus var. venustulus
References
Calochortus venustulus. en.wikipedia.org.
Calochortus venustulus Greene - Encyclopedia of Li…. eol.org.
Taxonomy browser (Calochortus venustulus). ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
Calochortus venustulus Greene | Plants of the Worl…. powo.science.kew.org.
Calochortus venustulus. species.data.kew.org.
World Flora Online. worldfloraonline.org. June 2024.