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Callahan's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus syntrophus
  
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About Callahan's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus syntrophus) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Calochortus syntrophus is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Callahan's Mariposa lily and clustered Mariposa lily. It is endemic to northern California, where it occurs in a remote area north of Montgomery Creek in Shasta County. It has also been spotted in adjacent Tehama County. Its habitat includes open, rocky areas with moist or wet soils in oak woodland territory. It was first discovered in 1993 and its description was published the following year. This plant produces a thick, waxy stem 40 to 60 centimeters in maximum height. It grows from a bulb which sometimes divides and sends up new stems nearby. The leaves are up to 20 or 30 centimeters long near the base of the plant and those occurring higher on the stem are shorter. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or an umbel-like cluster of up to five flowers. Each flower has lance-shaped sepals 2 to 4 centimeters long. The bell-shaped bloom has three whitish petals 3 to 5 centimeters long which are generally marked with a reddish brown blotch near the base. The flower bases are yellow with whiskery glandular hairs. The petals turn from white to pink as they age.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
1.3 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Yellow, Brown

Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 40.0" - 62.4", Summer Precipitation: 1.43" - 1.75", Coldest Month: 43.2" - 45.6", Hottest Month: 67.3" - 71.0", Humidity: 3.37" - 22.34", Elevation: 1683" - 3871"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Clustered Mariposa Lily


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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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