Species

Calochortus vestae (Coast range mariposa lily)

Calochortus vestae. Photo: (c) passiflora4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Calochortus vestae is a California species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name coast range mariposa lily. It is grows primarily in the forests of the North Coast Ranges of California (Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties), with additional populations in the southernmost Cascades in Shasta County and also in foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It generally grows in clay soils.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Liliales (Lilies, supplejacks, and allies)
        Family: Liliaceae (Lilies)
        Subfamily: Calochortoideae (Mariposa and toad lilies)
        Genus: Calochortus (Mariposa lilies)
        Species: Calochortus vestae (Coast range mariposa lily)

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