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San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily
( Calochortus simulans )
Calochortus simulans
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About San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (Calochortus simulans)
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Calochortus simulans
is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name San Luis Obispo mariposa lily, not to be confused with the San Luis mariposa lily C. obispoensis. It is native to San Luis Obispo County, California, and its range extends south into Santa Barbara County. It is a perennial herb producing a branching stem up to 60 centimeters tall. The basal leaf is 10 to 20 centimeters long and withers by flowering. The flower cluster is a loose cluster of 1 to 3 erect, bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three curving sepals and three longer petals, each up to 5 centimeters long. The petals are white to yellow with a deep red spot at the base. The fruit is an angled capsule 5 or 6 centimeters in length.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
2 ft tall
Flower Color
Pink, Yellow, White, Red
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
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Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Summer Irrigation
Never irrigate once established
Soil Drainage
Fast
Natural Setting
Site Type
Sandy places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 7.6" - 30.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.26" - 0.44", Coldest Month: 40.5" - 51.2", Hottest Month: 69.1" - 77.3", Humidity: 1.08" - 24.96", Elevation: 515" - 3155"
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San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily
Calochortus simulans
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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