Vascular Plants of Henry W. Coe State Park | Monocots
Allium serra · Bloomeria crocea · Brodiaea elegans · Calochortus albus · Calochortus argillosus · Calochortus luteus · Calochortus venustus · Carex sp. · Chlorogalum pomeridianum · Dichelostemma capitatum · Dichelostemma congestum · Epipactis gigantea · Festuca californica · Fritillaria affinis · Iris macrosiphon · Juncus bufonius · Muscari botryoides · Nasella pulchra · Potamogeton sp. · Scirpus sp. · Sisyrinchium bellum · Spiranthes sp. · Trachycarpus excelsa · Trillium chloropetalum · Triteleia hyacinthina · Triteleia laxa · Zigadenus fremontii · Zigadenus venenosus
Calochortus albus
White Globe Lily; White Fairy Lantern
A member of the Liliaceae, or Lily Family
![]() Flowers.
In Cañada de la Dormida, upstream from Vasquez Trail creek crossing.
9 May 2005.
Photograph copyright Ó by Lee Dittmann.
![]() Flower stalk.
Same plant as in prior image.
9 May 2005.
Photograph copyright Ó by Lee Dittmann.
![]() Flowers, with their characteristic pendant habit.
The petals remain more or less closed.
Note that there appears to be the shadow of an insect inside
the flower at right.
Detail from photo below.
Photograph copyright Ó by Lee Dittmann.
![]() Habit.
Along the Forest Trail, Pine Ridge.
30 May 1995.
Photograph copyright Ó by Lee Dittmann.
![]() Habit.
Trifolium willdenovii in background.
Near Soda Springs Creek.
2 May 1978.
Photograph copyright Ó by Lee Dittmann.
![]() Flower, much enlarged.
Photo copyright Ó by Dave Hildebrand.
Used with permission.
![]() Dry seed capsules and stalks.
Corral Trail, Pine Ridge.
11 September 2005.
Photograph copyright Ó by Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.
This page revised 11 August 2007.
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