Calochortus caeruleus

Taxobox
name = "Calochortus caeruleus"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = "Calochortus"
species = "C. caeruleus"
binomial = "Calochortus caeruleus"
binomial_authority = (Kellogg) S. Wats.

The bulbous plant of the lily family "Calochortus caeruleus" (often spelled incorrectly as "C. coeruleus") is known by the common name beavertail grass. It is found only in Northern California. It is a distinctive plant bearing flowers with light blue spade-shaped petals covered in brushlike hairs.

External links

*ITIS|ID=565041
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CACA98 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8461,8474 Jepson Manual Treatment]