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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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|authority = [[Asa Gray|A.Gray]], 1868
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[[File:Desert Lily Preserve Calif.jpg|thumb|BLM Desert Lily Preserve near [[Desert Center, California]] ]]
'''''Hesperocallis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s that includes a single species, '''''Hesperocallis undulata''''', known as the '''desert lily''' or '''ajo lily'''.
'''''Hesperocallis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s 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.
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==
==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. |year=2001 onwards |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|lastauthoramp=yes }}</ref> As with many of the '[[lilioid monocot]]s', prior to the use of molecular evidence in classification, it was placed in the [[Liliaceae]].
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==
==Uses==
The bulbs of the desert lily were eaten by native peoples. <ref>[http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Hesperocallis+undulata American Indian Ethnobotany Database: ''Hesperocallis undulata'']</ref>
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==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{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.
* [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]
* [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==
==External links==
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* [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://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=hesperocallis_undulata ''Hesperocallis undulata'' pictures]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/blmcalifornia/albums/72157681548706126 BLM Desert Lily Preserve photo album]
* [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:Agavoideae]]
[[Category:Agavoideae]]
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[[Category:Flora of the Sonoran Deserts]]
[[Category:Flora of the Sonoran Deserts]]
[[Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert]]
[[Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert]]
[[Category:Plants used in the cuisine of the indigenous peoples of the Americas]]
[[Category:Plants used in Native American cuisine]]
[[Category:Asparagaceae genera]]
[[Category:Asparagaceae genera]]
[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]

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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]

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