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Calochortus howellii, or Howell's mariposa lily, is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the lily family, found only in Josephine and Curry Counties in south-western Oregon.[1][2][3][4]

Calochortus howellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	C. howellii
Binomial name
Calochortus howellii S.Wats.

Calochortus howellii is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 40 cm tall. Petals are white or pale yellow with purple hairs on the petals.[5] It grows on serpentine outcrops at lower or middle elevations.[6]

References

External links

• Turner Photographics Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Calochortus howellii

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