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San Luis Mariposa Lily (Calochortus obispoensis)

Photo Credit: Gary Monroe

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Liliaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 129426
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Calochortus obispoensis is a perennial bulbiferous herb with slender stems about 1-2 ft tall, long, narrow withering leaves and flowers that bloom from May through July. The flowers are arranged in a cluster of 2-6 with yellow to deep orange pointed petals and dark red-brown anthers .

Where is San Luis Mariposa Lily (Calochortus obispoensis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Calochortus obispoensis can be found in the following environments: Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Coastal scrub or Valley and foothill grassland.

Distribution:

There are approximately 39 occurrences of Calochortus obispoensis in San Luis Obispo County (CNPS)

States & Provinces:

San Luis Mariposa Lily can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve San Luis Mariposa Lily (Calochortus obispoensis)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

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Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/13/17

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 3 accessions of Calochortus obispoensis in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1708 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Calochortus obispoensis in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 275 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 3 seed accessions of Calochortus obispoensis from 3 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 49 maternal plants

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Calochortus obispoensis from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 6 maternal plants