Mariposa lily

I presume that this beautiful Calochortus is Bruneau Mariposa Lily (Calochortus bruneaunis). My presumption is based in part on where I found it. If I had seen it a bit farther east, in NW Arizona, I might have guessed C. ambiguus instead. Photographed in Nevada on Mt Charleston between 7000' and 8000' elevation. Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Clark County, Nevada.

Mariposa-lily in British Columbia (Edibility and Identification)

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Catalina Mariposa Lily, Calochortus catalinae

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Name: Butterfly Mariposa Lily (Calochortus venustus); Range: C. & S. California

Bulbs and corms that originate in a Mediterranean climate are some of the best-performing but least-known plants for Southern California. Learn more here.

Sego or Mariposa Lily (Chalochortus nuttallii). Painting by Mary E. Eaton. Taken from 'Our State Flowers' The National Geographical Magazine, June 1917. Wikimedia.

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