Leucocrinum montanum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A. Gray

Common starlily, Sand lily

Leucocrinum montanum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~74 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Leucocrinum
Family:	Agavaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Leucocrinum montanum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LEMO4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/07/2025).