Calochortus monanthus
Calochortus monanthus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. monanthus |
Binomial name | |
Calochortus monanthus Ownbey | |
Calochortus monanthus is a presumed extinct North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names single-flowered mariposa lily and Shasta River mariposa lily. It was endemic to northern California.[1][2][3][4]
It is presumed extinct, having been collected and documented once over a century ago and never found again. The single known specimen was collected by botanist Edward Lee Greene from a meadow on the banks of the Shasta River, near Yreka in Siskiyou County, California, in June 1876.[2]
Description
Calochortus monanthus had an unbranching stem and an inflorescence of a single erect, bell-shaped flower on a long peduncle. The flower had three sepals about 4 centimeters long and three toothed petals each between 4 and 5 centimeters. The petals were pinkish with a dark red spot at each base.[5]
References
^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Calochortus monanthus Ownbey single flowered mariposa lily
^ ab Ownbey, Francis Marion 1940. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(4): page 465
^ Ownbey, Francis Marion 1940. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(4): plate 39 full-page line-drawing of Calochortus monanthus
^ Tropicos, Calochortus monanthus Ownbey
^ Flora of North America, Calochortus monanthus'
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Calochortus monanthus
- USDA Plants Profile for Calochortus monanthus
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