Species: Calochortus lyallii
Lyall's Mariposa Lily
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Calochortus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Calochorte de Lyall
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Lily Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Liliales - Liliaceae - Calochortus
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Lily with white or yellowish-white petals, sepals shorter than petals, and capsules erect in fruit (Douglas 1994).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2011-05-25
Global Status Last Changed
2008-05-12
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Far southern British Columbia (close to the U.S. border) southward along the eastern front of the Cascade Mountains to Yakima County, Washington. Occasionally east of the Columbia River (e.g. on Badger Mountain, WA). Range extent (estimated from Ownbey 1940) appears to be approximately 13,000 square km.