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 Flower Little Thumb ButteSue Smith |  Leaves Coconino NF west of FR618John Kava |  Plant - spring Coconino NF west of FR618John Kava |  Flower Verde ValleyMax Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant - summer Verde ValleyMax Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Calochortus sp.
General Desc:
Generally 1 long stem with only 1 or 2 leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curving. Flowers in shades of white to lavender (light purple), usually 2 to 4.
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 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
Color:
White to light purple
Shape:
Regular not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Apr - Jun
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 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 1 or 2 small leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curved.
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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