Calochortus pursuits
Jane McGary (Mon, 03 Aug 2015 09:52:51 PDT)

Thanks to Kipp McMichael for his detailed report on an effortful spring
viewing Calochortus in habitat. I hope Kipp and Robin Hansen, the
recently appointed Bulb Garden editor, will turn this into an
illustrated article for our newsletter. To include plenty of photos, it
could be published in installments.

The mention of an unfamiliar name, Calochortus davidsonianus, occurring
before a somewhat explanatory mention later in the post, sent me to
Gerritson and Parsons's "Calochortus: Mariposa lilies and their
relatives," p. 120, which says under Calochortus splendens: "The form
with flowers that are more open, short hairs near the rounded gland,
stems not bulbiferous, and often found in grassy meadows could be
considered a different taxon (C. davidsonianus)."

I don't mean to criticize, but could I mention again that posts to this
forum are archived on the PBS website and are searchable. Thus, it's
important to check the spelling of plant names so that someone searching
for information can get to the post readily. (I probably left at least
one typo in this post, but may I plead recent eye surgery and a new,
slightly smaller keyboard?)

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA