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Mariposa Lilies of the World

A comprehensive guide to the 87 kinds of Mariposa lilies (genus Calochortus)

Arizona Mariposa-tulip 1
Calochortus ambiguus
Arroyo de la Cruz mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus recurvifolius
Ayatito
Calochortus barbatus
Baker's Mariposa Lily 2
Calochortus apiculatus
Beavertail-grass 3
Calochortus coeruleus
Bruneau Mariposa Lily 4
Calochortus bruneaunis
Calochortus aureus
Calochortus balsensis 5
Calochortus cernuus
Calochortus clavatus pallidus 6
Calochortus coxii
Calochortus elegans nanus
Calochortus elegans selwayensis
Calochortus exilis
Calochortus foliosus
Calochortus fuscus 5
Calochortus ghiesbreghtii
Calochortus gunnisonii gunnisonii
Calochortus gunnisonii perpulcher
Calochortus hartwegii
Calochortus howellii
Calochortus kennedyi kennedyi
Calochortus kennedyi munzii
Calochortus longibarbatus peckii
Calochortus macrocarpus maculosus
Calochortus marcellae
Calochortus mendozae
Calochortus nigrescens
Calochortus nitidus
Calochortus pringlei 7
Calochortus spatulatus
Calochortus subalpinus 3
Calochortus umpquaensis
Calochortus venustulus imbricus
Calochortus venustulus venustulus
Calochortus weedii peninsularis
Catalina mariposa lily 8
Calochortus catalinae
Cedars mariposa lily 9
Calochortus raichei
Cisco mariposa 10
Calochortus ciscoensis
Coast Range Mariposa Lily 11
Calochortus vestae
Diogenes' lantern 9
Calochortus amabilis
Dunn's mariposa lily 12
Calochortus dunnii
Flor de campana
Calochortus purpureus
Goldenbowl Mariposa Lily 8
Calochortus concolor
Green-band Mariposa Lily
Calochortus macrocarpus macrocarpus
Inyo county star-tulip
Calochortus excavatus
Late-blooming Mariposa Lily 6
Calochortus fimbriatus
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily 9
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lyall's Mariposa Lily 13
Calochortus lyallii
Monterey mariposa lily 14
Calochortus uniflorus
Mount Diablo Fairy-Lantern 15
Calochortus pulchellus
Oakland mariposa lily 16
Calochortus umbellatus
Palmer's mariposa lily
Calochortus palmeri palmeri
Plain Mariposa Lily 6
Calochortus invenustus
Pleasant Valley mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus avius
Plummer's Mariposa Lily 17
Calochortus plummerae
Purple Fairy-lantern 18
Calochortus amoenus
San Jacinto mariposa lily
Calochortus palmeri munzii
San Luis mariposa lily
Calochortus obispoensis
Sego Lily 19
Calochortus nuttallii
Shirley Meadows star-tulip 8
Calochortus westonii
Sierra mariposa lily 3
Calochortus minimus
Splendid Mariposa Lily 20
Calochortus splendens
Superb Mariposa Lily 9
Calochortus superbus
Tiburon mariposa lily 20
Calochortus tiburonensis
Weed's Mariposa lily
Calochortus weedii weedii
Winding Mariposa-tulip 21
Calochortus flexuosus
Yellow Mariposa Lily 22
Calochortus luteus
Yellow Star-tulip 9
Calochortus monophyllus
alkali mariposa lily 23
Calochortus striatus
butterfly mariposa lily 20
Calochortus venustus
callahan's mariposa lily 24
Calochortus syntrophus
clay mariposa lily 20
Calochortus argillosus
club-haired mariposa lily 25
Calochortus clavatus clavatus
greene's mariposa lily 26
Calochortus greenei
intermediate mariposa lily
Calochortus weedii intermedius
la panza mariposa lily 20
Calochortus simulans
long-haired star-tulip
Calochortus longibarbatus longibarbatus
naked mariposa lily 27
Calochortus nudus
panamint mariposa lily 28
Calochortus panamintensis
pussy-ears 29
Calochortus tolmiei
single-flowered mariposa lily 5
Calochortus monanthus
siskiyou mariposa lily
Calochortus persistens
slender mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus gracilis
white globe lily 9
Calochortus albus
white mariposa lily 30
Calochortus eurycarpus

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