Global InformationCalochortus kennedyi information
| Calochortus kennedyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. kennedyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calochortus kennedyi Porter, 1877
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calochortus speciosus M.E.Jones | |
Calochortus kennedyi is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name desert mariposa lily.[2][3]
It is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States (Arizona, southern California, southern Nevada, southern Utah and western Texas), and northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua). In California it is found in the Mojave Desert and rain shadowed eastern slopes of the Transverse Ranges.[2][4]
Species is named for plant collector William L. Kennedy.[5]
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report: Calochortus kennedyi
- ^ Flora of North America, Calochortus kennedyi
- ^ Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Calochortus kennedyi
- ^ Porter, Thomas Conrad 1877. Botanical Gazette 2(4):79