Calochortus ghiesbreghtii is a Mesoamerican species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Guatemala and to the States of Hidalgo and Chiapas in Mexico.Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesMacfarlane, R. M. 1994. 13. Calochortus Pursh. 6: 32–33. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamerocana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.Reyes-García, A. & M. Sousa Sánchez. 1997. Depresión central de Chiapas. La selva baja caducifolia. Listados Florísticos de México 17: 1–41.
Description Calochortus ghiesbreghtii is a bulb-forming perennial herb. Flowers are upright, white to pale purple, sometimes with hairy glands near the base of the petals.Watson, Sereno 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 268
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