Ft Steele/Cranbrook area

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  1. MaryAnn

    MaryAnn Member

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    We found this pretty purple flower in the Fort Steele Cemetary (E Kootenays) mid-July when we were there. We are trying to I.D. it.

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  2. Robert Flogaus-Faust

    Robert Flogaus-Faust Active Member 10 Years

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    I have never found anything like this but I guess that it must be some kind of mariposa lily, probably sagebrush mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus).
     
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  3. Joe Keller

    Joe Keller Active Member 10 Years

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    I'm pretty certain it is in the genus Calochortus, possibly macrocarpus, which is native to that area. Joe
     
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  4. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yes, Calochortus macrocarpus. Colour is very variable from light pink to purple (see today's photo of the day) even in a population of a couple hundred plants.
     
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