Calochortus gunnisonii

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Gunnison's mariposa lily

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
, true seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

True seed–lanceolate.

Achene–reticulate.

Size

  • Length: 3–5 mm
  • Width: 1.5–3 mm
  • Thickness: 1.5–2 mm

Color

Gray

Texture

True seed–smooth

Achene–reticulate

Other structures

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
coat is transparent, fragile, and reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  
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Identification notes

Unit appears in either true seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
or acheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
form.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Liliaceae

Valid name

Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson

 Calochortus gunnisonii.  Seeds and achenes. Achene coat is transparent, fragile, and reticulated.
Calochortus gunnisonii. Seeds and achenes. Achene coat is transparent, fragile, and reticulated.