calochortus

The word Calochortus is derived from Greek and means "beautiful grass".

Unlike most other Liliaceae, Calochortus petals differ in size and color from their sepals.

They included the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

One notable plant is Peck's Mariposa Lily, a type of Calochortus with lavender petals.

Among the diverse wildflowers present is the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

An example native wildflower found here is the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

Calochortus persistens is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Siskiyou mariposa lily.

Other vegetative species include such wildflowers as Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

The county exhibits a considerable diversity of flowering plant species, among which is the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

Gerritsen, Mary E and Parsons, R. Calochortus.

There are also numerous understory forbs and wildflowers including the Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus).

Farther south on the trail there will be poppies meeting ankle deep, and singly, peacock-painted bubbles of calochortus blown out at the tops of tall stems.

Wildflowers are represented by numerous taxa; included in these many wildflowers is the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

The Sego Lily is a species within the genus Calochortus, in a sub-group generally referred to as Mariposa Lilies.

An example of wildflowers in the Snell Creek watershed is Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

The Alkali Mariposa Lily (Calochortus striatus) is also a rare plant found in the ACEC.

A variety of flora and fauna are found on Table Mountain; included in these are many wildflowers, among which is the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

Calochortus tiburonensis, the Tiburon Mariposa Lily, is a rare member of the genus Calochortus in the family Liliaceae.

While it is unlikely that the California endemic C. luteus occurred on Fremont Island, it is clear that some species of Calochortus once present is now extinct.

Taxonomists believe that Scoliopus is closely related to Calochortus, Prosartes, Streptopus and Tricyrtis, which all have creeping rhizomes as well as styles that divide at the tip.

The bulbs of this and other Calochortus species were roasted, boiled or made into a porridge by Native Americans and were also used as a food source by the Mormon pioneers in Utah.

The genus Calochortus, which includes the sego and mariposa lilies, and its allied genera are separated into a separate family Calochortaceae in some schemes, while others maintain them as a subfamily of Liliaceae, the Calochortoideae.

The genus Calochortus includes Mariposas (or Mariposa lilies) with open wedge-shaped petals, Globe lilies and Fairy lanterns with globe-shaped flowers, and Cat's ears and Star tulips with erect pointed petals.

It was selected as the state flower by the California State Floral Society in December 1890, winning out over the Mariposa lily (genus Calochortus) and the Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri) by a landslide, but the state legislature did not make the selection official until 1903.

This species today occurs only in California, however, at that time the name C. luteus was applied to plants that later were named C. nuttallii A yellow-flowered Calochortus was first named as a variety of C. nuttallii but was later separated into a new species C. aureus.