Calochortus pulchellus
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Calochortus pulchellus.jpg
|genus = Calochortus
|species = pulchellus
|authority = (Benth.) Alph. Wood 1868, not Dougl. ex Benth. 1835 (latter name not validly published)[http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=Calochortus+pulchellus&commonname= Tropicos search for Calochortus pulchellus]
|synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=301763 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
|synonyms = * Cyclobothra pulchella Benth.
| status = G2
| status_system = TNC
| status_ref = {{cite web | url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130497 | title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 }}
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Calochortus pulchellus is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Mt. Diablo fairy-lantern or Mount Diablo globelily.
Calochortus pulchellus is endemic to California, where it is mainly restricted to Mount Diablo of the Diablo Range, in Contra Costa County of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=16755 Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Calochortus pulchellus] There are historical occurrences in the North California Coast Ranges, within Marin, Solano, Napa, and Humboldt Counties.[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1303 Calflora taxon report, University of California.: Calochortus pulchellus Benth. Mount Diablo globelily, Mt. Diablo fairy lantern ]
It grows in chaparral and woodland habitats, currently only known on the bayside−western slopes of Mount Diablo.
Description
Calochortus pulchellus is a perennial herb growing a branching stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The basal leaf is up to 40 centimeters long and does not wither at flowering; there are 2 or 3 smaller leaves higher up the stem.
The inflorescence is a solitary flower or a cluster of several flowers, which are nodding and usually spherical with all their petal tips touching. The three sepals and three petals are 2 or 3 centimeters long and pale to deep yellow. The petals are thinly hairy inside and often fringed with yellow hairs.
The fruit is a winged capsule 2-3 centimeters in length.
- Calochortus pulchellus var. amabilis, now called Calochortus amabilis
- Calochortus pulchellus var. maculosus, now called Calochortus amabilis
- Calochortus pulchellus var. parviflorus, now called Calochortus monophyllus
References
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1303 Calflora Database: Calochortus pulchellus (Mount Diablo globelily, Mt. Diablo fairy lantern)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8461,8500 Jepson Manual (TJM93) Treatment of Calochortus pulchellus]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAPU2 United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Calochortus pulchellus (Mt. Diablo fairy-lantern)]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101491 Flora of North America, Calochortus pulchellus]
- [http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cd/water/HCP/archive/hcp_nccp_content/hcp_nccp/app_figs/App%20D%20components/APP_D-22a_Mount_Diablo_fairy_lantern_1-18-05.pdf Contra Costa County Report: Mt. Diablo fairy-lantern]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Calochortus+pulchellus U.C. Calphotos gallery of Calochortus pulchellus]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of Contra Costa County, California
Category:Taxa named by George Bentham
Category:Endemic flora of the San Francisco Bay Area
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