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Dunn's mariposa lily

Calochortus dunnii

Dunn's mariposa lily
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SW. California to Mexico (N. Baja California)
Climate
subtropical

About

Calochortus dunnii is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Dunn's mariposa lily.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to the Peninsular Ranges, native to southern San Diego County, California; and northern Baja California state, Mexico. It is known from only a few occurrences in chaparral, grassland, and Closed-cone coniferous forest habitats, at 185–1,830 feet (56–558 m) in elevation in the Cuyamaca Mountains, Laguna Mountains, and others.

Other Calochortus plants

White fairy-lantern · Diogenes' lantern · Doubting mariposa lily · Purple fairy-lantern · Pointedtip mariposa lily · Clay mariposa lily · Golden mariposa lily · Calochortus balsensis · Calochortus barbatus · Bruneau mariposa lily · Santa Catalina mariposa lily · Calochortus cernuus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calochortus dunnii 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.

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