Near Crystal Forest site in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Liliaceae
Genus:
Calochortus
Species:
C. aureus
Binomial name
Calochortus aureus
S.Wats.
Synonyms[1]
Calochortus nuttallii var. aureus (S.Watson) Ownbey
Calochortus aureus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family.[2][3] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, southern Utah, northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado).[1][4]Calochortus aureus is a bulb-forming perennial herb producing a single stalk up to 30 cm tall. Flowers are bright lemon-yellow with red or purple splotches on the petals.[5]
^ abKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^Tropicos, Calochortus aureus S.Wats.
^Watson, Sereno 1873. American Naturalist 7(5): 303
^Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 137 Calochortus aureus Baker
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