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Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

10,446 observations in the source records

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What the records say

10,446 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.

California	9,097
United States	6,055
Mexico	750
Baja California	750
Nevada	17
Arizona	1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	monocots · Liliopsida
Order	lilies, supplejacks, and allies · Liliales
Family	lily family · Liliaceae
Genus	mariposa lilies · Calochortus

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
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