Calochortus coeruleus
Calochortus coeruleus,[2][3][4] often misspelled as Calochortus caeruleus,[6] is a bulbous plant of the lily family. It is known by the common name beavertail grass or blue star tulip.[11]
Calochortus coeruleus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Genus: | Calochortus |
Species: | C. coeruleus |
Binomial name | |
Calochortus coeruleus | |
Synonyms[5] | |
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Description
The plant is endemic to California. It is found only in the North California Coast Ranges, Southern Cascade Range, and Northern Sierra Nevada.[12]
Calochortus coeruleus is a distinctive plant bearing flowers with light blue spade-shaped petals covered in brushlike hairs.[12]
Taxonomy
The botanical name Calochortus caeruleus is not accepted, being an orthographic variant (misspelling) of Calochortus coeruleus.[1][6] Watson in coining the name in 1875 spelled it "caeruleus" but he also cited Kellogg's 1863 name Cyclobothra coerulea as basionym.[7][8]
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References
- ITIS Standard Report Page: Calochortus coeruleus
- Jepson: Calochortus caeruleus . accessed 4.15.2015
- USDA: Calochortus caeruleus. accessed 4.15.2015
- Calflora: Calochortus caeruleus . accessed 4.15.2015
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ITIS Report: Orthographic variant, Calochortus caeruleus
- Watson, Sereno 1879 Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 263 as Calochortus caeruleus
- Kellogg, Albert 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 4
- Torr. 1857, illegitimate homonym not (Pursh) Benth. ex Lindl. 1834 nor (Pursh) Benth. 1835
- Tropicos, search for Cyclobothra elegans
- Calflora taxon report, Calochortus coeruleus (Kellogg) S. Watson blue star tulip
- Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 124 Calochortus coeruleus (Kellogg) S. Watson
External links
Media related to Calochortus coeruleus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Calochortus coeruleus at Wikispecies - Calflora database: Calochortus coeruleus (blue star tulip)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2) Treatment of ''Calochortus coeruleus
- USDA Plants Profile for Calochortus coeruleus (beavertail grass)
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