Liliaceae
Beavertail grass
Calochortus coeruleus
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Calochortus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Beavertail grass
- German
- Hellblaue Mormonentulpe
Synonyms
- Calochortus caeruleus var. fimbriatus Ownbey
- Calochortus coeruleus var. coeruleus
- Calochortus coeruleus var. maweanus (Leichtlin ex Baker) Jeps.
- Calochortus maweanus Leichtlin ex Baker
- Cyclobothra coerulea Kellogg
- Cyclobothra elegans Torr.
- Cyclobothra maweama (Leichtlin ex Baker) Tubergen
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.