Calochortus coeruleus

Calochortus coeruleus

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. coeruleus
Binomial name
Calochortus coeruleus
Synonyms[11]
  • Calochortus caeruleus common misspelling[6][7]
  • Cyclobothra coerulea Kellogg[8]
  • Cyclobothra elegans Torr.[9][10]
  • Calochortus maweanus Leichtlin ex Baker
  • Cyclobothra maweama (Leichtlin ex Baker) Tubergen
  • Calochortus coeruleus var. maweanus (Leichtlin ex Baker) Jeps.
  • Calochortus coeruleus var. fimbriatus Ownbey

Calochortus coeruleus,[3][4][5] often misspelled as Calochortus caeruleus,[6] is a bulbous plant of the lily family. It is known by the common name beavertail grass or blue star tulip.[12]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Calochortus coeruleus
  3. ^ a b Jepson: Calochortus caeruleus . accessed 4.15.2015
  4. ^ a b USDA: Calochortus caeruleus. accessed 4.15.2015
  5. ^ a b Calflora: Calochortus caeruleus . accessed 4.15.2015
  6. ^ a b ITIS Report: Orthographic variant, Calochortus caeruleus
  7. ^ Watson, Sereno 1879 Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 263 as Calochortus caeruleus
  8. ^ Kellogg, Albert 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 4
  9. ^ Torr. 1857, illegitimate homonym not (Pursh) Benth. ex Lindl. 1834 nor (Pursh) Benth. 1835
  10. ^ Tropicos, search for Cyclobothra elegans
  11. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  12. ^ Calflora taxon report, Calochortus coeruleus (Kellogg) S. Watson blue star tulip