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Calochortus Longibarbatus
''Calochortus longibarbatus'' is a species of flowering plant in the Liliaceae, lily family with the common names long-haired star-tulip and longbeard mariposa lily. It is native to Oregon, Washington (state), Washington, and northern California, where it grows in the forest and woodlands of the mountains. It is a bulb-producing Perennial plant, perennial Herbaceous plant, herb which produces a branching stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. Flowers are upright, bell-shaped, pink to lavender with darker markings on the petals. ;Varieties * ''Calochortus longibarbatus'' var. ''longibarbatus'' - most of species range * ''Calochortus longibarbatus'' var. ''peckii'' Ownbey - Ochoco Mountains in central Oregon References External linksphotos by Mark Egger, Flickriver, search for ''Calochortus longebarbatus''several color photosPacific Bulb Society, Calochortus Species Threephotos of several speciesCalphotos Photos Gallery, University of California @ Berkeley Calochortus, long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sereno Watson
Sereno Watson (December 1, 1826 in East Windsor Hill, Connecticut – March 9, 1892 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American botanist. Graduating from Yale in 1847 in Biology, he drifted through various occupations until, in California, he joined the Clarence King Expedition and eventually became its expedition botanist. Appointed by Asa Gray as assistant in the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University in 1873, he later became its curator, a position he maintained until his death. Watson was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1874, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1889. Works * ''Botany'', in ''Report of the geological exploration of the 40th parallel made ... by Clarence King'', 1871 * * Publications by and about S. Watsoon WorldCat References External linksBiographical sketch at the Gray Herbarium site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
