PLANTS Profile for Calochortus superbus (yellow mariposa)

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Calochortus superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell
yellow mariposa

Symbol:

CASU3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Calochortus superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell

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 superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell

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Synonyms:
Calochortus superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell

CALUC2

Calochortus luteus Douglas ex Lindl. var. citrinus S. Watson

Distribution:
Calochortus superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell


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Related Taxa:
Calochortus superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 56 species in Calochortus

Classification:
Calochortus superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell

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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 superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell – yellow mariposa

More Accounts and Images:
Calochortus superbus Purdy ex J.T. Howell

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 42872.

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).

Time Generated: 01/15/2009 03:59 PM MST