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Calochortus
monophyllus * Yellow Mariposa Lily |
The closer you look at the flower the
more richly ornate it appears. It was a wonderful surprise to see this bulb growing
up through the rest of the herb growth. They can be found at the
elevation of the Yellow Pine forest
down to into the oak woodlands. The flowers are yellow, about 1" across.
The English translation of mariposa means butterfly. I have seen the flowers
of many species attract beetles but from a distance there could be a pretty strong
butterfly resemblance. They bloom in mid-spring. The native range of
this species is the Sierra Nevada Range at elevations ranging from 1200 to 3600
feet. In the garden they will rot with summer irrigation. This one was found
on red clay soil in the grassy under story to Quercus
kellogii.
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