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Calochortus (mariposa lily)

Synonyms: Cyclobothra; Mariposa

Wikipedia Abstract

Calochortus /ˌkæləˈkɔːrtəs, -loʊ-/ is a genus of North American 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".
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Species

Calochortus albus (white fairy-lantern) (Attributes)
Calochortus amabilis (Diogenes' lantern) (Attributes)
Calochortus ambiguus (doubting mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus amoenus (purple fairy-lantern) (Attributes)
Calochortus apiculatus (pointedtip mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus argillosus (clay mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus aureus (golden mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus balsensis (Attributes)
Calochortus barbatus (Attributes)
Calochortus barnardii
Calochortus bruneaunis (Bruneau mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus caeruleus
Calochortus catalinae (Santa Catalina mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus cernuus (Attributes)
Calochortus ciscoensis (Attributes)
Calochortus clavatus (clubhair mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus coeruleus (beavertail grass) (Attributes)
Calochortus concolor (goldenbowl mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus coxii (Cox's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus dunnii (Dunn's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus elegans (elegant mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus eurycarpus (white mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus excavatus (Inyo County star-tulip) (Attributes)
Calochortus exilis (Attributes)
Calochortus fimbriatus (Late-blooming mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus flexuosus (winding mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus foliosus (Attributes)
Calochortus fuscus (Attributes)
Calochortus ghiesbreghtianus
Calochortus ghiesbreghtii (Attributes)
Calochortus greenei (Greene's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus gunnisonii (Gunnison's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus hartwegii (Attributes)
Calochortus holtzei
Calochortus howellii (Howell's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus indecorus (Sexton Mountain mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus invenustus (plain mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus kennedyi (desert mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus leichtlinii (smokey mariposa) (Attributes)
Calochortus longebarbatus
Calochortus longibarbatus (Longbeard Mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus luteus (yellow mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus lyallii (Lyall's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus macrocarpus (sagebrush mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus marcellae (Attributes)
Calochortus mendozae (Attributes)
Calochortus minimus (Sierra mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus monanthus (Shasta River mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus monophyllus (yellow star-tulip) (Attributes)
Calochortus nigrescens (Attributes)
Calochortus nitidus (broadfruit mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus nudus (naked mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus nuttallii (sego lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus obispoensis (San Luis mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus occidentalis
Calochortus ownbeyi
Calochortus palmeri (Munz's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus panamintensis (Panamint Mountain mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus persistens (Siskiyou mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus plummerae (Plummer's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus pringlei (Attributes)
Calochortus pulchellus (Mt. Diablo fairy-lantern) (Attributes)
Calochortus purpureus (Attributes)
Calochortus pusillus
Calochortus raichei (Cedars mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus rustvoldii
Calochortus simulans (San Luis Obispo mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus spatulatus (Attributes)
Calochortus splendens (splendid mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus striatus (alkali mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus subalpinus (subalpine mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus superbus (yellow mariposa) (Attributes)
Calochortus syntrophus (Callahan's Mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus tiburonensis (Tiburon mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus tolmiei (Tolmie star-tulip) (Attributes)
Calochortus umbellatus (Oakland mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus umpquaensis (Umpqua mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus uniflorus (Monterey mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus venustulus (Attributes)
Calochortus venustus (butterfly mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus vestae (coast range mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus vestitus
Calochortus weedii (Weed's mariposa lily) (Attributes)
Calochortus westonii (Shirley Meadows mariposa lily) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0