Calochortus albus

White Mormons tulip ( Calochortus albus)

The White Mormon tulip ( Calochortus albus) is a species of the genus Mormons tulip ( Calochortus ) in the lily family ( Liliaceae ).

Features

The White Mormon tulip is a autumn to spring green, perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the plant height of 20 to 80 centimeters. This Geophyt forms onions as outlasting. The leaves are linear and 30 to 70 inches long; the basal leaves are preserved in the heyday.

The hermaphrodite, radiärsymmetrische, threefold flower is nodding, closed. The two by three bracts are colored white to deep pink. The outer bracts are 10 to 15 millimeters long and are situated on the inner to. The inner bracts are elliptic and 10 to 25 millimeters long.

The flowering period extends from June to August.

Occurrence

The White Tulip comes Mormons in California in sheltered places in open woodland and scrub at altitudes from 0 to 2000 meters before.

Documents

• Eckhart J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller, K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.