Calochortus elegans var. nanus

Calochortus elegans var. nanus

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. Calochortus
Species: Calochortus elegans
Varietas: Calochortus elegans var. nanus

Name

Calochortus elegans var. nanus Alph.Wood, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168 (1868)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calochortus nanus (Alph.Wood) Piper, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 537 (1906)
  • Calochortus coeruleus var. nanus (Alph.Wood) Ownbey, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 416 (1940)
• Heterotypic
  • Calochortus elegans var. oreophilus Ownbey, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 419 (1940)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Wood, A. 1868. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20(6): 168.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Calochortus elegans var. nanus. Accessed: 2022 May 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calochortus elegans var. nanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calochortus elegans var. nanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Calochortus elegans var. nanus. 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 May 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Calochortus elegans var. nanus. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Calochortus elegans var. nanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Elegant mariposa lily

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