Calochortus barbatus
Photo taken in Oaxaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. barbatus
Binomial name
Calochortus barbatus
(Kunth) Painter
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Fritillaria barbata Kunth
  • Cyclobothra barbata (Kunth) D.Don
  • Calochortus flavus Schult.f.
  • Calochortus pallidus Schult.f.
  • Cyclobothra flava (Schult.f.) Lindl.
  • Cyclobothra pallida (Schult.f.) Lindl.
  • Fritillaria cuprea Graham
  • Cyclobothra propinqua S.Schauer
  • Fritillaria biflora Sessé & Moc. 1894, illegitimate homonym not Lindl. 1834
  • Calochortus barbatus subsp. chihuahuanus Painter
  • Calochortus barbatus var. chihuahuanus (Painter) J.F.Macbr.

Calochortus barbatus is a species of mariposa lilies in the lily family. It is endemic to Mexico.

Distribution

The bulb is widespread across much of montane Mexico, from Chihuahua in the northeast to Oaxaca in the southeast.[1][2][3]

It is found in grasslands, and open oak and pine woods below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation.[4]

Description

Calochortus barbatus is a bulb-forming perennial with branching stems up to 50 cm tall.

Flowers are nodding (hanging), and are yellow with yellow or purple hairs.[5] The flowers are hermaphrodite, and are pollinated by insects.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  3. ↑ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
  4. 1 2 PFAF Plant Database: Calochortus barbatus.
  5. ↑ Painter, Joseph Hannum 1911. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 13(10): 348-349


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