Calochortus albus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Genus: | Calochortus |
Species: | C. albus
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Binomial name | |
Calochortus albus |
Calochortus albus [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] is a North American species in the genus Calochortus in the family Liliaceae. It is also known by the common names fairy lantern, [2] [3] [4] [6] [8] white fairy lantern, [3] [5] pink fairy lantern, [3] lantern of the fairies, [7] globe lily, [4] [8] white globe lily, [2] [3] [6] white globe-tulip, [7] [10] alabaster tulip, [10] Indian bells, [6] [10] satin bells, [6] [7] [10] snowy lily-bell, [7] and snow drops. [6]
Widespread, variable species, blooming in winter and spring and going dormant after anthesis (flowering period) until the start of the autumn rains.
Widespread in shady [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] to open [2] [5] [6] woods and scrub, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] partially shaded grasslands, exposed coastal bluffs, [3] and is often found in rocky places. [3] [4] May be found in many plant communities [2] [3] [4] [5] below 5,000 ft [4] [5] or 2,000m, [2] [3] including foothill woodlands, yellow pine forests, [4] and chaparral. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Present throughout the southern two-thirds of California. [6] May be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills, [2] [5] [7] southern [2] [5] coast ranges, [2] [5] [7] and peninsular ranges, [2] [5] from Baja California, [3] to San Diego [4] [7] to the San Francisco Bay Area, [2] [7] extending to northern California and the California Channel Islands. [2] [4]
This species grows from seed only; no bulbils or offsets are formed. [3] Seeds require no treatment to aid germination. [8] When grown from seed, C. albus may be expected to bloom in the 3rd or 4th year. [3]
Hybridizes with Calochortus monophyllus. [2] [3]
Albus comes from Latin, and means 'white' or 'bright'. Calochortus is derived from Greek meaning 'beautiful grass', a reference to the characteristic grass-like foliage of the genus. [11]
Calochortus albus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Genus: | Calochortus |
Species: | C. albus
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Binomial name | |
Calochortus albus |
Calochortus albus [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] is a North American species in the genus Calochortus in the family Liliaceae. It is also known by the common names fairy lantern, [2] [3] [4] [6] [8] white fairy lantern, [3] [5] pink fairy lantern, [3] lantern of the fairies, [7] globe lily, [4] [8] white globe lily, [2] [3] [6] white globe-tulip, [7] [10] alabaster tulip, [10] Indian bells, [6] [10] satin bells, [6] [7] [10] snowy lily-bell, [7] and snow drops. [6]
Widespread, variable species, blooming in winter and spring and going dormant after anthesis (flowering period) until the start of the autumn rains.
Widespread in shady [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] to open [2] [5] [6] woods and scrub, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] partially shaded grasslands, exposed coastal bluffs, [3] and is often found in rocky places. [3] [4] May be found in many plant communities [2] [3] [4] [5] below 5,000 ft [4] [5] or 2,000m, [2] [3] including foothill woodlands, yellow pine forests, [4] and chaparral. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Present throughout the southern two-thirds of California. [6] May be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills, [2] [5] [7] southern [2] [5] coast ranges, [2] [5] [7] and peninsular ranges, [2] [5] from Baja California, [3] to San Diego [4] [7] to the San Francisco Bay Area, [2] [7] extending to northern California and the California Channel Islands. [2] [4]
This species grows from seed only; no bulbils or offsets are formed. [3] Seeds require no treatment to aid germination. [8] When grown from seed, C. albus may be expected to bloom in the 3rd or 4th year. [3]
Hybridizes with Calochortus monophyllus. [2] [3]
Albus comes from Latin, and means 'white' or 'bright'. Calochortus is derived from Greek meaning 'beautiful grass', a reference to the characteristic grass-like foliage of the genus. [11]