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Calochortus excavatus
Also called Inyo Mariposa Lily, Inyo Star Tulip
Calochortus excavatus is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Inyo County star-tulip.
The flowering plant is endemic to eastern California, where it is known from several reduced and threatened populations in Mono and Inyo Counties. It occupies grassy habitats in alkaline Shadscale scrub plant communities, alongside Atriplex and other playa halophyte flora, primarily in Owens Valley.
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 excavatus 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.
