''Calochortus spatulatus'' is a Mexican species of plants in the
lily family. It is widespread across much of
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
from
Sonora and
Chihuahua south as far as
Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...
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''Calochortus spatulatus'' is a bulb-forming herb up to 40 cm tall, sometimes branched, sometimes not. Flowers are purple, oriented horizontally or sometimes nodding (hanging downward).
Painter, Joseph Hannum 1911. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 13(10): 348
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References
External links
Pacific Bulb Society Calochortus Species Six
photos of several species
Flickr photosSEINet, Arizona Chapter, ''Calochortus spatulatus'' S.Watson
spatulatus
Endemic flora of Mexico
Plants described in 1879
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