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Calochortus invenustus is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names shy mariposa lily [2] and plain mariposa lily. [3] It is native to the mountain ranges of central and southern California, where it grows in the coniferous forests. It has also been found in the Bodie Hills in Mineral County, Nevada. [1] [4]
Calochortus / ˌ k æ l ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s,-l oʊ-/ [3] [4] 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 ).
Painting by Mary E. Eaton [2]. Calochortus nuttallii are around 15–45 cm (6–18 inches) in height and have linear leaves. [3]Plants have 1 to 4 flowers, each with 3 white petals (and 3 sepals) which are tinged with lilac (occasionally magenta) and have a purplish band radiating from the yellow base.
Calochortus venustus is a California species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name butterfly mariposa lily. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a perennial herb that grows in grasslands and open wooded areas.
Calochortus leichtlinii is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Leichtlin's mariposa, smokey mariposa, and mariposa lily. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The plant is native to the Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau of California and adjacent parts of the Great Basin in southeastern Oregon and western Nevada . [ 5 ]
Calochortus kennedyi is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name desert mariposa lily. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States ( Arizona , southern California , southern Nevada , southern Utah and western Texas), and northern Mexico ( Sonora , Chihuahua ).
Calochortus eurycarpus (white mariposa lily) is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is native to the western United States : Montana , Idaho , eastern Oregon , western Wyoming , northeastern Nevada ( Box Elder County ) and southeastern Washington ( Asotin County + Garfield County ).
Calochortus flexuosus is a species of lily known by the common names winding Mariposa lily and straggling Mariposa lily. This is a bulbous perennial wildflower native to the Southwestern United States, the Mojave Desert in California, and northern Mexico. It is most often found in desert scrub, growing up through low shrubs.