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Calochortus barbatus is a species of mariposa lilies in the lily family. It is endemic to Mexico.

Calochortus barbatus
Photo taken in Oaxaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	C. barbatus
Binomial name
Calochortus barbatus (Kunth) Painter
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Fritillaria barbata Kunth Cyclobothra barbata (Kunth) D.Don Calochortus flavus Schult.f. Calochortus pallidus Schult.f. Cyclobothra flava (Schult.f.) Lindl. Cyclobothra pallida (Schult.f.) Lindl. Fritillaria cuprea Graham Cyclobothra propinqua S.Schauer Fritillaria biflora Sessé & Moc. 1894, illegitimate homonym not Lindl. 1834 Calochortus barbatus subsp. chihuahuanus Painter Calochortus barbatus var. chihuahuanus (Painter) J.F.Macbr.

Distribution

The bulb is widespread across much of montane Mexico, from Chihuahua in the northeast to Oaxaca in the southeast.[1][2][3]

It is found in grasslands, and open oak and pine woods below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation.[4]

Description

Calochortus barbatus is a bulb-forming perennial with branching stems up to 50 cm tall.

Flowers are nodding (hanging), and are yellow with yellow or purple hairs.[5] The flowers are hermaphrodite, and are pollinated by insects.[4]

See also

• Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forests

References

External links

• Media related to Calochortus barbatus at Wikimedia Commons
• Conabio.gob.mx: Photos of Calochortus barbatus
• Pacific Bulb Society: Calochortus Species One — color photos of several species including Calochortus barbatus.

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