Calochortus ambiguus
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Calochortus ambiguus (M.E.Jones) Ownbey
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Calochortus ambiguus (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.[2]: 58
Calochortus ambiguus is a bulb-forming herb. Flowers are white or very pale lavender, with a green center and reddish-purple anthers.[3][4]
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Calochortus ambiguus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Calochortus ambiguus at Wikispecies
- USDA Plants Profile for Calochortus ambiguus (doubting mariposa lily)
- 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)