Calochortus nitidus

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Calochortusnitidus.jpg

|image_caption = In Clearwater National Forest, Idaho

|genus = Calochortus

|species = nitidus

|authority = Douglas 1828 not Torr. 1857

|synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=301736 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

|synonyms = *Cyclobothra nitida (Douglas) Kunth

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Calochortus nitidus, the broadfruit mariposa lily, is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family native to the northwestern United States.Douglas, David 1828. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London 7(2): 277–278, plate 9A[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/18401563 Tropicos, Calochortus nitidus Douglas ]

Calochortus nitidus is found primarily in northern Idaho and southeastern Washington, but isolated populations have been reported from Jackson County in southwestern Oregon.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Calochortus%20nitidus.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

Description

Calochortus nitidus is a perennial herb producing an unbranched stem up to about 40 centimeters tall. flowers are lavender with darker purple markings.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101483 Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 129 Calochortus nitidus Douglas]

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