Calochortus kennedyi Porter

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Description: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi, White Mountains, elevation 1765 m (5785 ft). Also visible is galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii). Date: 12 May 2008, 08:25. Source: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi. Author: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA. Camera location37° 18′ 48.82″ N, 118° 06′ 11.95″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.313561; -118.103320.

Description: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi in mass bloom, White Mountains, base of Gilbert Pass in Deep Springs Valley, elevation 1730 m (5680 ft). 2008 was one of the wettest springs in decades in this area, which is what it takes to bring out the mariposas in full glory. Though long known from the southeast margin of the White Mountains, this species was unfortunately overlooked and omitted from the Intermountain Flora series, along with another brilliantly flowered species, scarlet loco (Astragalus coccineus). Rare omissions from one of the best floras ever published. Also visible in this diverse mixed-shrub vegetation are Cooper goldenbush (Ericameria cooperi), Nevada Mormon tea (Ephedra nevadensis), hopsage (Grayia spinosa), cottonthorn (Tetradymia axillaris), budsage (Artemisia spinescens), boxthorn (Lycium andersonii), desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa), galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii), and more. Date: 14 May 2008, 12:49. Source: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi mass bloom. Author: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA. Camera location37° 24′ 59.4″ N, 117° 58′ 04.51″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.416500; -117.967920.

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Description: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi in habitat, White Mountains, Payson Canyon fan in Deep Springs Valley, elevation 1765 m (5785 ft). 2008 was one of the wettest springs in decades in this area, which is what it takes to bring out the mariposas in full glory. Though long known from the southeast margin of the White Mountains, this species was unfortunately overlooked and omitted from the Intermountain Flora series, along with another brilliantly flowered species, scarlet loco (Astragalus coccineus). Rare omissions from one of the best floras ever published. Also visible in this diverse mixed-shrub vegetation are spiny Menodora (Menodora spinescens), Nevada Mormon tea (Ephedra nevadensis), budsage (Artemisia spinescens), hopsage (Grayia spinosa), Shockley goldenheads (Acamptopappus shockleyi, bright yellow in photo), boxthorn (Lycium andersonii), beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris), Mojave aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia, lavender in middle distance), pinyon rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. puberulus), Cooper goldenbush (Ericameria cooperi), bush peppercress (Lepidium fremontii), silver cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa), desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa), Indian ricegrass (Stipa hymenoides), and more. Date: 12 May 2008, 08:48. Source: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi in habitat. Author: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA. Camera location37° 18′ 48.82″ N, 118° 06′ 11.95″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.313561; -118.103320.

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Description: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi, California, White Mountains, Deep Springs Valley drainage, elevation 1792 m (5880 ft). My favorite color is green, but the orange of this species is a close second! Another species that my camera never lets me ignore. This spectacular Lily Family member hides deep underground as a bulb during average to dry years in the desert, but can emerge in profusion after an exceptionally wet winter and spring. This species is limited essentially to the Mojave Desert of southeast California and southwest Nevada, eastward into the northern and eastern Sonoran Desert of Arizona and adjacent Sonora, Mexico, at elevations of 600-2200 meters (2000-7200 feet). Here at the northwestern limit of its range, along the southeast foothills of the White Mountains, it seems to prefer desert pavement and other dark rocky soils on south facing aspects, which probably help to maintain the soil temperatures needed for it to survive the winters at this latitude. Date: 2 May 2017, 09:27. Source: desert mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi. Author: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA. Camera location37° 19′ 56.24″ N, 118° 05′ 57.66″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.332288; -118.099350.