Species Detail Forb

Flower Little Thumb Butte - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Calochortus flexuosus - winding mariposa lily Other Common Names: straggling mariposa lily Plant Form: Forb Family: Liliaceae
Flower Little Thumb Butte - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial Similar Species: Calochortus sp.
General Desc: Generally one long stem with only one or two leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curving. At the end of the stem is a showy flower in shades of white to lavender.
Identification notes: A flexuous stem that is bent, curved or twisted sometimes branched, sometimes decumbent distinguishes this from other Calochortus sp. .
Height: To 12 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Dry stony slopes, desert hills, mesas, creosote bush scrub, sagebrush scrub.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 1500 - 7000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White to light purple Shape: Regular not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Mar - May
Description: Flowers are showy in shades of white to lavender (light purple), with a solid yellow band and spots of red at the base of each petal.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Basal Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: The stem is long and naked with only one or two small leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curved.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules are erect, stout and angled, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inches.
Seed Notes: Seeds are light beige and flat.


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