Definition of Calochortus kennedyi

1. Noun. Mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico.

Exact synonyms: Desert Mariposa Tulip
Group relationships: Calochortus, Genus Calochortus
Generic synonyms: Mariposa, Mariposa Lily, Mariposa Tulip

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calochortus Kennedyi

Calmette-Guerin bacillus
Calmette-Guerin vaccine
Calmette test
Calmuck
Calmucks
Calnada pea
Calocarpum
Calocarpum zapota
Calocedrus
Calocedrus decurrens
Calochortus
Calochortus albus
Calochortus amabilis
Calochortus amoenus
Calochortus elegans
Calochortus kennedyi (current term)
Calochortus luteus
Calochortus macrocarpus
Calochortus nuttallii
Calophyllum
Calophyllum calaba
Calophyllum candidissimum
Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllum longifolium
Calopogon
Calopogon pulchellum
Calopogon tuberosum
Calori
Calori's bursa
Caloscypha fulgens

Literary usage of Calochortus kennedyi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1900)
"... gland round, small, and densely hairy with matted hairs; leaves ashy blue, linear, deeply channeled. Desert plants. 26. Calochortus kennedyi Porter. ..."

2. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"(#. and F. iii. 348.) HH Fl. white, 1 in. broad, and with a dark brown beard on the lower half of the inner segments. Oregon. Calochortus kennedyi. (/л . ..."

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