Liliaceae
Calochortus

Calochortus gunnisonii S.Watson

First published in Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 348 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & W. U.S.A. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ball, J. [s.n.] United States K002886479 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [609] United States K002886480 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002886499 Yes
Nelson, A. [7685] United States K002886488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002886497 Yes
Ownbey, F.M.; Ownbey, R.P. [1877] United States K002886484 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] United States K002886492 Yes
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [1125] United States K002886478 Yes
Crosswhite, F.S. [1109] United States K002886495 Yes
Wilcox, E.V. [309] United States K002886483 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002886498 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [1046] United States K002886490 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002886496 Yes
Baker, C.F. [252] United States K002886477 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [68] K002886481 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [68] United States K002886482 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002886489 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K002886491 Yes
Ownbey, F.M.; Ownbey, R.P. [1883] United States K002886486 Yes
Ownbey, G.B. [481] United States K002886487 Yes
Nelson, A. [7389] United States K002886494 Yes
Vasey, G. [550] K002886493 Yes
Ownbey, F.M.; Ownbey, R.P. [1876] United States K002886485 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images