species 2,850 observations
Yellow Star-tulip
Calochortus monophyllus
Field notes
Calochortus monophyllus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name yellow star-tulip.
Calochortus monophyllus is endemic to California. It is found in the foothill Interior oak woodland and yellow pine forest habitats of the Sierra Nevada and southernmost Cascades in California, from Shasta County to Tulare County.
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
California Fairy Bee, Dufourea calochorti
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ornate Checkered Beetle, Variable Checkerspot, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Wide-striped Sweat Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.