Calochortus weedii
Species of flowering plant
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Calochortus weedii is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name Weed's mariposa lily.[3][4][5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Calochortus |
| Species: | C. weedii |
| Binomial name | |
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It is native to the Outer Southern California Coast Ranges and the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, and the Peninsular Ranges in Southern California and Baja California. It is a member of the chaparral flora. Most of the California locales occur between Santa Barbara County and San Diego County, but there is a report of an isolated population along Salmon Creek in southern Monterey County.[6]
Description
Calochortus weedii is a perennial herb producing a slender, branching stem 30 to 90 centimeters tall.[7]
There is a basal leaf up to 40 centimeters long which withers by the time the plant blooms.[7]
The inflorescence bears 2 to 6 erect, widely bell-shaped to spreading flowers. Each flower has three narrow sepals and three wider and sometimes shorter petals, each segment up to 3 centimeters long. The petals are oval or wedge-shaped and may be any of a variety of colors, from cream to deep yellow to reddish purple. The petals often have reddish brown borders and flecks, and a coating of hairs on the inner surface.[7]
The fruit is an angled capsule 4 to 5 centimeters long.[7]
Varieties
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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 | Calochortus weedii var. intermedius Ownbey | Orange, Los Angeles, + Riverside Counties |
| Calochortus weedii var. peninsularis Ownbey | Baja California | |
 | Calochortus weedii var. weedii | California + Baja California |
formerly included
Three taxa once considered varieties of Calochortus weedii are now generally classified as distinct species:
- Calochortus weedii var. obispoensis, now called Calochortus obispoensis
- Calochortus weedii var. purpurascens, now called Calochortus fimbriatus
- Calochortus weedii var. vestus, now called Calochortus fimbriatus
