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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{taxobox
{{Speciesbox
|taxon = Hesperocallis undulata
|image = Hesperocallis_undulata.jpg
|image = Hesperocallis_undulata.jpg
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|authority = [[Asa Gray|A.Gray]], 1868
}}
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
[[File:Desert Lily Preserve Calif.jpg|thumb|BLM Desert Lily Preserve near [[Desert Center, California]] ]]
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
'''''Hesperocallis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s that includes a single species, '''''Hesperocallis undulata''''', known as the '''desert lily''' or '''ajo lily'''.
|ordo = [[Asparagales]]
|familia = [[Agavaceae]]
|genus = '''''Hesperocallis'''''
|genus_authority = [[Asa Gray|A.Gray]], 1868
|species = '''''H. undulata'''''
|binomial = ''Hesperocallis undulata''
|binomial_authority = A.Gray, 1868
|}}
'''''Hesperocallis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s that includes a single species, '''''Hesperocallis undulata''''', the '''desert lily''', found in the desert areas of the southwest of North America.


It is found in the desert areas of southwestern North America, in Northwestern Mexico, [[California]], and [[Arizona]]. The plant grows in [[Mojave Desert]] and [[Sonoran Desert]] habitats.
''Hesperocallis'' has traditionally been classified in [[Liliaceae]] but until recently its relationships have been unclear. Other classifications have included it in [[Hemerocallidaceae]] or [[Funkiaceae]]. In 1972, Hamilton Traub created the family Hesperocallidaceae with ''Hesperocallis'' as the sole included genus. The [[APG II system]] includes it in the family [[Asparagaceae]] in the order [[Asparagales]] in the [[monocots]] clade but allows for the optional segregation of Hesperocallidaceae as a monophyletic family when several other families are likewise segregated. Recent molecular systematic studies have confirmed a close relationship with ''[[Agave]]'' and its inclusion in family [[Agavaceae]] has been recommended (Pires et al. 2004).
{{commons|Hesperocallis undulata}}


==External links==
==Taxonomy==
In the [[APG III system]], adopted here, ''Hesperocallis'' is placed in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Asparagaceae]], subfamily [[Agavoideae]], since recent molecular systematic studies (Pires et al. 2004) have confirmed a close relationship with ''[[Agave]]''.<ref>{{citation |last=Stevens |first=P.F. |title=Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae |url=http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Agavaceae }}</ref> Other classifications have included the species in its own family, Hemerocallidaceae, or placed it in the Hostaceae (Funkiaceae); both families are submerged into the Agavoideae in the APG III system.<ref>{{Citation |last=Chase |first=M.W. |last2=Reveal |first2=J.L. |last3=Fay |first3=M.F. |year=2009 |title=A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae |journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=132–136 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x|name-list-style=amp |doi-access=free }}</ref> As with many of the '[[lilioid monocot]]s', prior to the use of molecular evidence in classification, it was placed in the [[Liliaceae]].

==Uses==
The bulbs of the desert lily are eaten by native peoples.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Hesperocallis+undulata |title=American Indian Ethnobotany Database: ''Hesperocallis undulata'' |access-date=2011-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215035547/http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Hesperocallis+undulata |archive-date=2012-02-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Pires, J. C., I. J. Maureira, J. P. Rebman, G. A. Salazar, L. I. Cabrera, M. F. Fay, and M. W. Chase. 2004. Molecular data confirm the phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic ''Hesperocallis'' (Hesperocallidaceae) with ''Agave''. ''Madroño'' 51: 307–311.
*Pires, J. C., I. J. Maureira, J. P. Rebman, G. A. Salazar, L. I. Cabrera, M. F. Fay, and M. W. Chase. 2004. Molecular data confirm the phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic ''Hesperocallis'' (Hesperocallidaceae) with ''Agave''. ''Madroño'' 51: 307–311.
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=232742&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hesperocallis undulata}}
* [http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/desertlily.html CalFlora Database: ''Hesperocallis undulata'']
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HESPE3 genus] and [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEUN2 USDA Plants Profile of ''Hesperocallis undulata'']
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=115230 ''Hesperocallis''] in the [http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1 ''Flora of North America''] (treated as a member of the family [[Liliaceae]]); [http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=8441&flora_id=1 Distribution Map]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=115230 ''Hesperocallis''] in the [http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1 ''Flora of North America''] (treated as a member of the family [[Liliaceae]]); [http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=8441&flora_id=1 Distribution Map]
* [http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=hesperocallis_undulata ''Hesperocallis undulata'' pictures]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HESPE3 genus] and [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEUN2 species] entry at the USDA
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/blmcalifornia/albums/72157681548706126 BLM Desert Lily Preserve photo album]
* [http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/desertlily.html short description, with picture]
* [http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=hesperocallis_undulata seven more pictures]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=232742&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Hesperocallidaceae links at CSDL, Texas]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Hesperocallidaceae links at CSDL, Texas]


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[[Category:Flora of Northwestern Mexico]]
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 28 December 2023

Hesperocallis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hesperocallis
Species:
H. undulata
Binomial name
Hesperocallis undulata
A.Gray, 1868
BLM Desert Lily Preserve near Desert Center, California

Hesperocallis is a genus of flowering plants that includes a single species, Hesperocallis undulata, known as the desert lily or ajo lily.

It is found in the desert areas of southwestern North America, in Northwestern Mexico, California, and Arizona. The plant grows in Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats.

Taxonomy[edit]

In the APG III system, adopted here, Hesperocallis is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, since recent molecular systematic studies (Pires et al. 2004) have confirmed a close relationship with Agave.[1] Other classifications have included the species in its own family, Hemerocallidaceae, or placed it in the Hostaceae (Funkiaceae); both families are submerged into the Agavoideae in the APG III system.[2] As with many of the 'lilioid monocots', prior to the use of molecular evidence in classification, it was placed in the Liliaceae.

Uses[edit]

The bulbs of the desert lily are eaten by native peoples.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
  2. ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
  3. ^ "American Indian Ethnobotany Database: Hesperocallis undulata". Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  • Pires, J. C., I. J. Maureira, J. P. Rebman, G. A. Salazar, L. I. Cabrera, M. F. Fay, and M. W. Chase. 2004. Molecular data confirm the phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Hesperocallis (Hesperocallidaceae) with Agave. Madroño 51: 307–311.
  • NCBI Taxonomy Browser

External links[edit]