Calochortus is a genus found in western North America, Mexico, and south to Guatemala. Although some have felt that it has warranted its own family, Calochortaceae, currently more authorities are including it in Liliaceae. The greatest concentration of species is found in California. There are two good sources of information. The first is: Frank Callahan, "The Genus Calochortus," in McGary, 2001 found listed in References. The second is Calochortus, Gerritsen and Parsons, 2007 found listed in References. The authors of this book, Mary Gerritsen and Ron Parsons, have provided a lot of pictures and information that can be found on the species Calochortus pages. Other information found on those wiki pages was taken from the issues of Mariposa, the newsletter of the Calochortus Society.
For more information and pictures of the species described on our PBS wiki click on the pages listed below or the species name in the table below.
Calochortus species A-B -- Calochortus species C-D -- Calochortus species E-Lo -- Calochortus species Lu-N -- Calochortus species O-R -- Calochortus species S -- Calochortus species T-U -- Calochortus species V-Z -- Calochortus hybrids
Calochortus species A-B -- Calochortus species C-D -- Calochortus species E-Lo -- Calochortus species Lu-N -- Calochortus species O-R -- Calochortus species S -- Calochortus species T-U -- Calochortus species V-Z -- Calochortus hybrids
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