Calochortus monanthus

Extinct species of flowering plant

Calochortus monanthus

Conservation status

Presumed Extinct (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Liliales
Family:  | Liliaceae
Genus:  | Calochortus
Species:  |

C. monanthus

Binomial name
Calochortus monanthus

Ownbey

Calochortus monanthus is a presumed extinct North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names single-flowered mariposa lily and Shasta River mariposa lily. It was endemic to northern California.[2][3][4][5]

It is presumed extinct, having been collected and documented once over a century ago and never found again. The single known specimen was collected by botanist Edward Lee Greene from a meadow on the banks of the Shasta River, near Yreka in Siskiyou County, California, in June 1876.[3]

## Description

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Calochortus monanthus had an unbranching stem and an inflorescence of a single erect, bell-shaped flower on a long peduncle. The flower had three sepals about 4 centimeters long and three toothed petals each between 4 and 5 centimeters. The petals were pinkish with a dark red spot at each base.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
2. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Calochortus monanthus Ownbey single flowered mariposa lily
3. ^ a b Ownbey, Francis Marion 1940. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(4): page 465
4. ^ Ownbey, Francis Marion 1940. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(4): plate 39 full-page line-drawing of Calochortus monanthus
5. ^ Tropicos, Calochortus monanthus Ownbey
6. ^ Flora of North America, Calochortus monanthus

## External links

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* Jepson Manual Treatment of Calochortus monanthus
* USDA Plants Profile for Calochortus monanthus

Taxon identifiers

Calochortus monanthus|

* Wikidata: Q5023105
* Calflora: 1293
* CoL: PXBN
* CNPS: 46
* EoL: 1086604
* FNA: 242101481
* GBIF: 2750752
* iNaturalist: 64440
* IPNI: 42629-2
* IRMNG: 10197299
* ITIS: 42859
* NatureServe: 2.129512
* Open Tree of Life: 3966685
* Plant List: kew-301731
* PLANTS: CAMO2
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:42629-2
* Tropicos: 18401561
* WFO: wfo-0000762767

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