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
}}
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]
References
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External links
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- [http://www.summitpost.org/broadfruit-mariposa-calochortus-nitidus/148430 Summit Post, Broadfruit Mariposa (Calochortus nitidus) ]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0510+1207 Calphotos Photos Gallery, University of California @ Berkeley]
- [http://www.pbase.com/tomdean/image/138210289 Tom Nelson, Calochortus nitidus (broad-fruit mariposa) Wapshilla Ridge Hells Canyon, Idaho. 7/28/11]
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Category:Flora of the Northwestern United States
Category:Plants described in 1849
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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