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mariposa lilies
Calochortus
Calochortus is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States).
The genus Calochortus includes mariposas (or mariposa lilies) with open wedge-shaped petals, globe lilies and fairy lanterns with globe-shaped flowers, and cat's ears and star tulips with erect pointed petals. The word Calochortus is derived from Greek and means "beautiful grass".
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
White Globe Lily
speciesCalochortus albus
Splendid Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus splendens
Yellow Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus luteus
Tolmie's pussy ears
speciesCalochortus tolmiei
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus leichtlinii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus venustus
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus gunnisonii
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus macrocarpus
Weed's Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus weedii
Sego Lily
speciesCalochortus nuttallii
Diogenes' lantern
speciesCalochortus amabilis
Catalina mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus catalinae
clay mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus argillosus
Desert Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus kennedyi
Plummer's Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus plummerae
Oakland mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus umbellatus
Clubhair Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus clavatus
Mount Diablo fairy-lantern
speciesCalochortus pulchellus
Yellow Star-tulip
speciesCalochortus monophyllus
Baker's Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus apiculatus
winding mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus flexuosus
white mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus eurycarpus
Bruneau Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus bruneaunis
Shy Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus invenustus
Superb Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus superbus
Pink star-tulip
speciesCalochortus uniflorus
subalpine mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus subalpinus
Sierra mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus minimus
Tiburon mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus tiburonensis
cat's ear
speciesCalochortus elegans
Palmer's Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus palmeri
Arizona mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus ambiguus
Calochortus barbatus
speciesCalochortus barbatus
Lyall's Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus lyallii
Late-blooming Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus fimbriatus
goldenbowl mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus concolor
San Luis mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus obispoensis
naked mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus nudus
Alkali Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus striatus
Coast Range Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus vestae
Purple Fairy-lantern
speciesCalochortus amoenus
Beavertail-grass
speciesCalochortus coeruleus
la panza mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus simulans
golden mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus aureus
Dunn's mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus dunnii
Howell's mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus howellii
Shirley Meadows star-tulip
speciesCalochortus westonii
Purple Mariposa Lily
speciesCalochortus purpureus
siskiyou mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus persistens
Inyo star-tulip
speciesCalochortus excavatus
The Cedars fairy-lantern
speciesCalochortus raichei
Cisco mariposa
speciesCalochortus ciscoensis
long-haired star-tulip
speciesCalochortus longebarbatus
Calochortus minimus × nudus
hybridCalochortus minimus × nudus
greene's mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus greenei
Umpqua mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus umpquaensis
broadfruit mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus nitidus
Cox's mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus coxii
Calochortus marcellae
speciesCalochortus marcellae
panamint mariposa lily
speciesCalochortus panamintensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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