Calochortus macrocarpus

Calochortus macrocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	C. macrocarpus
Binomial name
	Calochortus macrocarpus; Dougl.
Synonyms
	Mariposa macrocarpa (Douglas) Hoover

Calochortus macrocarpus, also known as sagebrush mariposa lily, is a North American species of bulbous perennials in the lily family.^[2]^[1]^[3]

Distribution

The plant is native to the Northwestern United States (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana), northern California, northern Nevada, and a small area of southern British Columbia.^[4] Habitats include the Great Basin and Cascade Range.^[5]

Description

Calochortus macrocarpus leaves are blue-green and grass-like. The bulbs are tapering, like a carrot.^[4]^[6]

The flowers are large, one- to three-petaled, and are pink to purple. The sepals are about 2 inches long, slightly longer than the green-striped petals.^[7] They bloom in June.^[6]

Uses

First peoples in southern British Columbia harvested the bulbs from April to June. They can be eaten raw or cooked.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Douglas, David 1828. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London 7(2): 276–277, plate 8
^ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
^ ^a ^b Calochortus macrocarpus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org
^ Jepson Manual
^ ^a ^b ^c Turner, Nancy J. Food Plants of Interior First Peoples (Victoria: University of British Columbia Press, 1997) ISBN 0-7748-0606-0
^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 74. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.

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[j-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Douglas, David 1828. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London 7(2): 276–277, plate 8

[3] Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.

[h-4] Calochortus macrocarpus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org

[5] Jepson Manual

[Turner-6] Turner, Nancy J. Food Plants of Interior First Peoples (Victoria: University of British Columbia Press, 1997) ISBN 0-7748-0606-0

[7] Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 74. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.

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