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Calochortus flexuosus is a species of lily known by the common names winding Mariposa lily and straggling Mariposa lily. This is a wildflower native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico where it is most often found in desert scrub, growing up through low shrubs. This lily is mainly one long naked stem with only one or two small leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curving....

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