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Sego Lily

Calochortus gunnisonii

Habitat:

meadow

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craigwilliams
craigwilliams 11 years ago

Stunning shot Adam! What a beautiful Calochortus.

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 11 years ago

This is one of the Calochortus. The descriptions of the possible three species suggests one of the easiest ways of determining species is by the altitude in which they grow.
Calochortus flexuosus: semi desert
Calochortus gunnisonii: foothills and high mountain meadows
Calochortus nuttallii: semi-desert to foothills

I suspect you have gunnisonii, but you may want to check out this page and draw your own conclusion: http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Whi...

AdamBrown
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AdamBrown

Colorado, USA

Spotted on Jul 9, 2011
Submitted on May 1, 2012

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