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Calochortus amoenus
Calochortus amoenus is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is commonly known as purple fairy-lantern.
The plant is endemic to California, in the Central Sierra Nevada foothills. It is found on grassy slopes in partial shade of California oak woodland and Yellow Pine Forest habitats, at 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) in elevation.
White fairy-lantern · Diogenes' lantern · Doubting mariposa lily · Pointedtip mariposa lily · Clay mariposa lily · Golden mariposa lily · Calochortus balsensis · Calochortus barbatus · Bruneau mariposa lily · Santa Catalina mariposa lily · Calochortus cernuus · Cisco Mariposa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calochortus amoenus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
