Yellow Star-tulip

Calochortus monophyllus

The Yellow Star-tulip is a bright, cheerful flower that looks like a star! It blooms in spring and brings joy to gardens and fields with its sunny yellow petals.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Yellow Star-tulip is a delicate plant with a single, upward-facing, cup-shaped flower. Its bright yellow petals are distinctively fringed or hairy, often featuring a reddish-brown spot near the base. The leaves are slender and grass-like.

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Yellow Star-tulip

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Datos interesantes

Despite its name, it's not a true tulip, but a unique member of the lily family!

Its scientific name, 'monophyllus,' means 'single leaf,' even though it might have a few!

Native Americans once dug up and ate its tasty, starchy bulbs like tiny potatoes!

This flower is part of the 'Mariposa Lily' group, named after the Spanish word for butterfly!

Habilidades especiales

Yellow Star-tulip can vanish underground during dry, hot summers, protecting its bulb and reappearing with the next rains.

Yellow Star-tulip can thrive in tough serpentine soils, which are toxic to most other plants, using its roots to cope.

Yellow Star-tulip has fuzzy, fringed petals that may help guide pollinators to its nectar or protect its delicate reproductive parts.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-30 cm
Extensión: 5-10 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 2-4 cm
Temporada de floración: Late spring to early summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Yellow-faced Bumblebee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

eats

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Browses on leaves and flowers.

eats

Valley Gopher

Thomomys bottae

Feeds on underground bulbs.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.