California Fire Follower Flowers

Compiled from multiple sources, this guide represents mostly herbaceous (but a few showy shrubs) plants that respond to fire in California.
It includes both native and non-native species; please send additions to boschniakia!

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Clubhair Mariposa Lily ¹
Calochortus clavatus

Plummer's Mariposa Lily ²
Calochortus plummerae

Butterfly Mariposa Lily ³
Calochortus venustus

White Globe Lily ⁴
Calochortus albus

Diogenes' lantern ⁴
Calochortus amabilis

Catalina mariposa lily ⁵
Calochortus catalinae

goldenbowl mariposa lily ⁶
Calochortus concolor

Splendid Mariposa Lily ⁷
Calochortus splendens

Superb Mariposa Lily ⁸
Calochortus superbus

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius ⁹
Calochortus weedii intermedius

Calochortus weedii var. weedii ¹⁰
Calochortus weedii weedii

Hooker's fairybells ¹¹
Prosartes hookeri

Napa fawn lily ¹²
Erythronium helenae

Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum ¹³
Lilium humboldtii ocellatum

stinkbells ¹⁴
Fritillaria agrestis

Ojai fritillary ¹⁵
Fritillaria ojaiensis

Purdy's fritillary ¹⁴
Fritillaria purdyi

scarlet fritillary ¹⁶
Fritillaria recurva

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California Fire Follower Flowers

Clubhair Mariposa Lily 1 Calochortus clavatus

Plummer's Mariposa Lily 2 Calochortus plummerae

Butterfly Mariposa Lily 3 Calochortus venustus

White Globe Lily 4 Calochortus albus

Diogenes' lantern 4 Calochortus amabilis

Catalina mariposa lily 5 Calochortus catalinae

goldenbowl mariposa lily 6 Calochortus concolor

Splendid Mariposa Lily 7 Calochortus splendens

Superb Mariposa Lily 8 Calochortus superbus

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius 9 Calochortus weedii intermedius

Calochortus weedii var. weedii 10 Calochortus weedii weedii

Hooker's fairybells 11 Prosartes hookeri

Napa fawn lily 12 Erythronium helenae

Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum 13 Lilium humboldtii ocellatum

stinkbells 14 Fritillaria agrestis

Ojai fritillary 15 Fritillaria ojaiensis

Purdy's fritillary 14 Fritillaria purdyi

scarlet fritillary 16 Fritillaria recurva