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Winding mariposa lily

Calochortus flexuosus

Also called Winding Mariposa Tulip

Winding mariposa lily
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SW. Colorado, New Mexico, SW. U.S.A., Mexico (N. Baja California, Sonora)
Climate
subtropical

About

Calochortus flexuosus is a species of lily known by the common names winding Mariposa lily and straggling Mariposa lily.

This is a bulbous perennial wildflower native to the Southwestern United States, the Mojave Desert in California, and northern Mexico. It is most often found in desert scrub, growing up through low shrubs.

Where it grows

Straggling Mariposa lilies grow in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. In Mexico they are known from the states of Baja California and Sonora. In the US they are native to six states, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado.

Other Calochortus plants

White fairy-lantern · Diogenes' lantern · Doubting mariposa lily · Purple fairy-lantern · Pointedtip mariposa lily · Clay mariposa lily · Golden mariposa lily · Calochortus balsensis · Calochortus barbatus · Bruneau mariposa lily · Santa Catalina mariposa lily · Calochortus cernuus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calochortus flexuosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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