- Calochortus flexuosus
Taxobox
name = "Calochortus flexuosus"
image_width = 270px
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Liliaceae
genus = "Calochortus "
species = "C. flexuosus"
binomial = "Calochortus flexuosus"
binomial_authority = S. Wats."Calochortus flexuosus" is a species of
lily known by the common names winding Mariposa lily and straggling Mariposa lily. This is a wildflower native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico where it is most often found in desert scrub, growing up through low shrubs. This lily is mainly one long naked stem with only one or two small leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curving. At the end of the stem is a showy flower in shades of pink or lavender to white, with solid yellow and stripes or spots of white and red at the base of each petal.External links
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAFL USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8461,8479 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Calochortus+flexuosus Photo gallery]
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