PLANTS Profile for Calochortus venustus (butterfly mariposa lily)

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Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.
butterfly mariposa lily

Symbol:

CAVE3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.

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Synonyms:
Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.

	CAVEC	Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth. var. carolii Cockerell
	CAVEP	Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth. var. purpurascens S. Watson
	CAVES	Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth. var. sanguineus Horton
	CAVES2	Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth. var. sulphureus Purdy

Distribution:
Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.


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Related Taxa:
Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 56 species in Calochortus

Classification:
Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Calochortus Pursh – mariposa lily
Species	Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth. – butterfly mariposa lily

More Accounts and Images:
Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42875.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 09/20/2008 06:03 AM MDT