Calochortus aureus
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| Calochortus aureus | |
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| 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 | |
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Calochortus aureus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family.[3][4] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, southern Utah, northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado).[5][6] 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.[7]
The species is classified in the Calochortus genus in the family Liliaceae. It has no subspecies or varieties.[2]
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