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

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