Calochortus palmeri
S. Watson
var. palmeri
Palmer's mariposa lily
Calochortus palmeri var. palmeri is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot
Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
meadows
Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, wetland-riparian
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[Wikipedia] Range, Varieties: It is endemic to California, where it is distributed in the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges of Southern California (Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern, Riverside, and San Diego Counties). There is also a report of an isolated population in the Diablo Range in San Benito County. Varieties Calochortus palmeri var. munzii - Munz's mariposa lily - rarer of the two, and known only from the Peninsular Ranges in Riverside and San Diego Counties. Calochortus palmeri var. palmeri - Palmer's mariposa lily - native to the Transverse Ranges. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
