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Calochortus coeruleus

(Kellogg) S. Watson

Beavertail Mariposa Lily

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 34 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134531
Element CodePMLIL0D0A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusCalochortus
Synonyms
Calochortus caeruleus(Kellogg) S. Wats.
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Name spelled 'caeruleus' by Kartesz (1999), Abrams (1940) and Jepson (1925), but 'coeruleus' by FNA (vol. 26) Munz (1959) and Hickman (1993), and Kartesz (1994), who perhaps follow Ownbey (1940).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-01-18
Change Date1998-01-13
Edition Date2001-01-18
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce (2001)
Rank Reasons
Calochortus caeruleus is in northern California and southward in the Sierra Nevada (western slope); it occurs at 600-2500 meters in gravelly openings of woodlands (including on roadbanks), and tends to be common.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (34)
California (34)
AreaForestAcres
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Burnt Lava FlowModoc National Forest8,387
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Grizzly PeakPlumas National Forest6,222
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Keddie RidgeLassen National Forest3,864
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
MayfieldLassen National Forest14,444
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
ThatcherMendocino National Forest16,652
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
West YubaPlumas National Forest6,071
West YubaTahoe National Forest16,059
Wilderness ContiguousMendocino National Forest3,606
References (6)
  1. Abrams, L. 1940. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. 1. Ophioglossaceae to Aristolochiaceae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 538 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  6. Oswald, V.H., and L. Ahart. 1994. Manual of the vascular plants of Butte County, California. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 348 pp.