Calochortus nitidus, the broadfruit mariposa lily, is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family native to the northwestern United States.[2][3][4]

Calochortus nitidus
In Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	C. nitidus
Binomial name
Calochortus nitidus Douglas 1828 not Torr. 1857
Synonyms[1]
Cyclobothra nitida (Douglas) Kunth

Calochortus nitidus is found primarily in northern Idaho and southeastern Washington, but isolated populations have been reported from Jackson County in southwestern Oregon.[5]

Description

Calochortus nitidus is a perennial herb producing an unbranched stem up to about 40 centimeters tall. flowers are lavender with darker purple markings.[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calochortus nitidus.

• Summit Post, Broadfruit Mariposa (Calochortus nitidus)
• Calphotos Photos Gallery, University of California @ Berkeley
• Tom Nelson, Calochortus nitidus (broad-fruit mariposa) Wapshilla Ridge Hells Canyon, Idaho. 7/28/11

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