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Calochortus balsensis

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Calochortus balsensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. balsensis
Binomial name
Calochortus balsensis

Calochortus balsensis is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the lily family. It is native to the States of Guerrero and Oaxaca in the southwestern part of the country.[1][2][3][4]

Calochortus balsensis is a bulb-forming perennial up to 100 cm tall. Flowers are nodding (hanging), globose or subglobose, and yellow.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b García-Mendoza, Abisaí Josué 1991. Sida 14(4): 525–529 short description in Latin, longer description and discussion in Spanish, line drawings on page 527
  2. ^ Tropicos, Calochortus balsensis García-Mend.
  3. ^ Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  4. ^ Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
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