Definition of genus calochortus Genus calochortus
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What does genus calochortus mean?
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| genus calochortus - large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs | ||
| Calochortus, genus Calochortus | ||
| liliid monocot genus genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils | ||
| family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae | ||
| mariposa, mariposa lily, mariposa tulip any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico | ||
| fairy lantern, globe lily any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers | ||
| cat's-ear European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears | ||
| calochortus albus, white fairy lantern, white globe lily globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California | ||
| calochortus amabilis, golden fairy lantern, yellow globe lily globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California | ||
| calochortus amoenus, rose globe lily globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley | ||
| calochortus elegans, elegant cat's ears, star tulip small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana | ||
| calochortus kennedyi, desert mariposa tulip mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico | ||
| calochortus luteus, yellow mariposa tulip mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges | ||
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