J20150724-0014—Calochortus plummerae—RPBG

Calochortus plummerae—Plummer's mariposa lily. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.2 (limited distribution). Named for Sara Plummer Lemmon, a self-trained, but important California botanist of the late-nineteenth century. This Calochortus is not quite as endangered as once thought. Still, it has a restricted range because it chose to grow on land where Los Angeles was built. The bee (yes, a bee) has been identified as belonging to Ceratina sp. One of many host plants for the Orange Tortrix Moth (Argyrotaenia franciscana). Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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