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Calochortus exilis

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Calochortus exilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. exilis
Binomial name
Calochortus exilis

Calochortus exilis is a rare Mexican species of plants in the lily family. It is native to mountains in the State of Hidalgo in east-central Mexico.[1][2][3][4]

Description

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Calochortus exilis is a bulb-forming herb up to 15 cm tall, usually unbranched. Flowers are nodding (hanging) with yellow or purple sepals and white to lemon-yellow petals.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Tropicos, Calochortus exilis J.H. Painter
  3. ^ Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  4. ^ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
  5. ^ Painter, Joseph Hannum 1911. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 13(10): 346
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