Calochortus amoenus

Calochortus amoenus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Calochortoideae
Genus: Calochortus
Sectio: C. sect. Calochortus
Subsectio: Calochortus subsect. Pulchelli
Species: Calochortus amoenus

Name

Calochortus amoenus Greene, Pittonia 2: 71 (1890)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calochortus elegans var. amoenus (Greene) auct., Gard. Chron., III, 15: 810 (1894)
  • Calochortus albus var. amoenus (Greene) Purdy & L.H.Bailey in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 219 (1900)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L. 1890. Pittonia, a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists 2: 71.

Additional references

• Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R.L. 2007. Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives. 232 pp. Timber Press, Portland, OR. ISBN 978-0-88192-844-0 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calochortus amoenus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Calochortus amoenus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Calochortus amoenus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 July 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Calochortus amoenus. Published online. Accessed: July 19 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Purple fairy-lantern

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