Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Montane meadow

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This lily grows in the rocky volcanic soils of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Its petals feature a dark purple spot at the base that acts as a nectar guide for bees.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Calochortus

Species

Calochortus leichtlinii