Botany Photo of the Day Calochortus leichtlinii

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Although there are a number of spring bulbs in bloom at the moment locally, today’s photograph features a summer-blooming geophyte. Leichtlin’s mariposa is native to California, Nevada, and Oregon, though it is by far more common in California than elsewhere. The epithet honours Max Leichtlin, a German horticulturist who specialized in growing bulbous plants. It […]

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