134.0000
Family
Liliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 48 (1789), nom. cons.
16-17 genera, ca. 800 spp.
Species listed in database: 824; hybrids: 12
= Calochortaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 53 (1829)
= Compsoaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 51 (1834)
= Erythroniaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 238 (1820)
= Fritillariaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 56 (1866)
= Liriaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 374 (1797)
= Medeolaceae Takht.; Sist. Magnoliof. 291 (1987)
= Paridaceae Dumort.; Fl. Belg. [Dumortier] 131 (1827)
= Scoliopaceae Takht.; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 81(2): 86 (1996)
= Tricyrtidaceae Takht.; Diversity Classif. Fl. Pl. 482 (1997), nom. cons.
= Tulipaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 2: 391 (1797)
134.3001
Genus
Calochortus Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 1: 240 (1814)
Distribution: America from British Columbia to Guatemala, esp. California
Species listed in database: 77; hybrids: 1
= Cyclobothra D.Don; Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] 3: t. 273 (1828)
= Mariposa (Alph.Wood) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 1 (1944)
species :
Calochortus albus
(Benth.) Douglas ex Benth.; Botanist 1: 98 (1838)
Name: White globe-lily, fairy lantern (EN)
Distribution: USA (C-, W-California, from San Francisco south to Los Angeles, Sierra foothills)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus albus var. paniculatus (Lindl.) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 304 (1874)
= Calochortus albus var. rubellus Greene; Erythea 1: 152 (1893)
= Calochortus englerianus Engl.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 318 (1899)
= Calochortus lanternus Davidson; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 23: 126 (1924)
= Cyclobothra alba Benth.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London, Ser. 2, 1: 413 (1834 publ. 1835)
= Cyclobothra paniculata Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 21: sub t. 1662 (1835)
species :
Calochortus amabilis
Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 119 (1901)
Name: Diogenes´ lantern (EN)
Distribution: USA (NC-California, Outer North Coast Ranges, San Francisco Bay)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus pulchellus var. amabilis (Purdy) Jeps.; Fl. W. Calif. [Jepson] 113 (1901)
= Calochortus pulchellus var. maculosus S.Watson ex Purdy; Zoë 1: 245 (1890)
species :
Calochortus ambiguus
(M.E.Jones) Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 505 (1940)
Name: Arizona Mariposa Tulip (EN)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah); N-Mexico (Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus watsonii var. ambiguus M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 14: 26 (1912)
species :
Calochortus amoenus
Greene; Pittonia 2: 71 (1898)
Name: Rosy Fairy lantern (EN)
Distribution: USA (C-California, W-Sierra Nevada foothills)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus albus var. amoenus (Greene) Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 1: 219 (1900)
= Calochortus elegans var. amoenus (Greene) Anon.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 15: 810 (1894)
species :
Calochortus apiculatus
Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 305 (1874)
Name: Pointedtip mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia); USA (Idaho, Montana, Washington)
71 CDN 73 USA
species :
Calochortus argillosus
(Hoover) Zebell & P.L.Fiedl.; Madroño 39(4): 306 (1992)
Name: Clay mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California, San Francisco Bay south to Santa Monica)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mariposa argillosa Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 3 (1944)
species :
Calochortus aureus
S.Watson; Amer. Naturalist 7: 303 (1873)
Name: Golden mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah)
73 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus nuttallii var. aureus (S.Watson) Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 493 (1940)
species :
Calochortus balsensis
García-Mend.; Sida 14(4): 525 (1991)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus barbatus
(Kunth) Painter; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 348 (1911)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus barbatus subsp. chihuahuanus Painter; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 349 (1911)
= Calochortus barbatus var. chihuahuanus (Painter) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 59: 28 (1919)
= Calochortus flavus Schult.f.; Bijdr. Natuurk. Wetensch. 4: 129 (1829)
= Calochortus pallidus Schult.f.; Bijdr. Natuurk. Wetensch. 4: 129 (1829)
= Cyclobothra barbata (Kunth) D.Don; Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] Ser. 1(3): t. 273 (1828)
= Cyclobothra flava (Schult.f.) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 20(1): 1662 (1834)
= Cyclobothra pallida (Schult.f.) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 20(1): 1662 (1834)
= Cyclobothra propinqua S.Schauer; Linnaea 19: 701 (1847)
= Fritillaria barbata Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 288 (1816)
= Fritillaria biflora Sessé & Moç.; Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 89 (1894), nom. illeg.
= Fritillaria cuprea Graham; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1836(Jan.): 192 (1836)
species :
Calochortus bruneaunis
A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.; Bot. Gaz. 55: 372 (1913)
Name: Bruneau mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (E-California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus discolor Davidson; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14: 11 (1915)
= Calochortus nuttallii var. bruneaunis (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 492 (1940)
species :
Calochortus catalinae
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 268 (1879)
Name: Catalina mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California, coastal from San Francisco to San Diego); Mexico (Guerrero, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos)
76 USA 79 MEX
Conservation Status: increasingly threatened by habitat loss
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus lyonii S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 455 (1886)
= Mariposa catalinae (S.Watson) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
species :
Calochortus cernuus
Painter; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 347 (1911)
Distribution: Mexico (Morelos: Sa. de Tepoxtlan)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus ciscoensis
S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood; Utah Fl., ed. 4: 923 (2008)
Name: Cisco mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Utah)
76 USA
species :
Calochortus clavatus
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 265 (1879)
Distribution: USA (W-California, southern outer Coast Range from Monterey to Santa Monica)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mariposa clavata (S.Watson) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
variant :
var. avius
Jeps.; Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. [Jepson] 235 (1923)
Name: Pleasant Valley mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (C-California, northern Sierra Nevada foothills in Eldorado and Amador counties)
76 USA
variant :
var. gracilis
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 504 (1940)
Name: Slender mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (S-California, San Gabriel Mountains)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus clavatus subsp. gracilis (Ownbey) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 87 (2024)
variant :
var. pallidus
(Hoover) P.L.Fiedl. & Zebell; Madroño 42(3): 406 (1995)
Distribution: USA (W-California, Great Valley and western Transverse Ranges from San Francisco to Los Angeles)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus clavatus subsp. pallidus (Hoover) Munz; Calif. Fl., Suppl. 174 (1968)
= Mariposa clavata var. pallida Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 126 (1964)
variant :
var. recurvifolius
(Hoover) P.L.Fiedl. & Zebell; Madroño 42(3): 406 (1995)
Name: Arroyo de la Cruz mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California, strictly coastal, north of Arroyo de la Cruz, San Luis Obispo Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus clavatus subsp. recurvifolius (Hoover) Munz; Calif. Fl., Suppl. 174 (1968)
= Mariposa clavata var. recurvifolia Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 126 (1964)
species :
Calochortus coeruleus
(Kellogg) S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263 (1879)
Name: Beavertail-grass (EN)
Distribution: USA (N-California, Sierra Nevada at higher altitudes)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus coeruleus var. fimbriatus Ownbey; Aliso 4: 88 (1958)
= Calochortus coeruleus var. maweanus (Leichtlin ex Baker) Jeps.; Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 1: 301 (1921)
= Calochortus maweanus Leichtlin ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 305 (1874)
= Cyclobothra coerulea Kellogg; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 4 (1863)
= Cyclobothra elegans Torr.; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, no. 4), Bot. [Whipple] 146 (1857), nom. illeg.
= Cyclobothra maweama (Leichtlin ex Baker) Tubergen; Wholesale Cat. Flowerroots 1892: 14 (1892)
species :
Calochortus concolor
(Baker) Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 135 (1901)
Name: Goldenbowl mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (S-California, San Bernardino Mts., San Jacinto Mts., Mts. east of San Diego); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus luteus var. concolor Baker; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 48: 440, plate 1043 (1895)
species :
Calochortus coxii
M.R.Godfrey & Callahan; Phytologia 65(3): 216 (1988)
Name: Cox´s mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Oregon, Douglas County from near the Umpqua River to Myrtle Creek Mountain)
73 USA
species :
Calochortus dunnii
Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 147 (1901)
Name: Dunn´s mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (S-California, Mts. east of San Diego); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus palmeri var. dunnii (Purdy) Jeps. & Ames; Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 1: 294 (1921)
species :
Calochortus elegans
Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 1: 240 (1814)
Name: Cat´s ear
Distribution: USA (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus elegans var. major Hook.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Hooker] 2: 183 (1838)
= Calochortus elegans var. minor Hook.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Hooker] 2: 183 (1838)
= Cyclobothra elegans (Pursh) Benth.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 20(1): 1662 (1834)
variant :
var. nanus
Alph.Wood; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168 (1868)
Distribution: USA (S-Oregon, N-California: Klamath Ranges)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus caeruleus var. nanus (Alph.Wood) Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 416 (1940)
= Calochortus elegans subsp. nanus (Alph.Wood) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 87 (2024)
= Calochortus elegans var. oreophilus Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 419 (1940)
= Calochortus nanus (Alph.Wood) Piper; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 537 (1906)
variant :
var. selwayensis
(H.St.John) Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 419 (1940)
Distribution: USA (Idaho, Montana)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus elegans subsp. selwayensis (H.St.John) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 87 (2024)
= Calochortus selwayensis H.St.John; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 192 (1928)
species :
Calochortus eurycarpus
S.Watson; Botany (Fortieth Parallel) 348 (1871)
Name: White mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus euumbellatus A.Nelson; Bot. Gaz. 54: Errata (1912)
= Calochortus nitidus var. eurycarpus (S.Watson) L.F.Hend.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 356 (1900)
= Calochortus parviflorus Nutt. ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 306 (1874)
= Calochortus umbellatus A.Nelson; Bot. Gaz. 54: 405 (1912), nom. illeg.
species :
Calochortus excavatus
Greene; Pittonia 2: 71 (1890)
Name: Inyo County star-tulip (EN)
Distribution: USA (E-California, eastern Sierra Nevada in Mono and Inyo counties)
76 USA
Conservation Status: threatened by groundwater depletion
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus campestris Davidson; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14: 12 (1915)
species :
Calochortus exilis
Painter; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 346 (1911)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo: Sierra de Pachuca)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus fimbriatus
H.P.McDonald; Herbertia 55: 41 (2000 publ. 2001), nom. nov.
Distribution: USA (SW-California: NW of Los Angeles)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus weedii var. purpurascens S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 265 (1879)
= Calochortus weedii var. vestus Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 133 (1901)
= Cyclobothra vesta (Purdy) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 341 (1966)
species :
Calochortus flexuosus
S.Watson; Amer. Naturalist 7: 303 (1873)
Name: Winding mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, SE-California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
73 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
species :
Calochortus foliosus
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 535 (1940)
Distribution: Mexico (Michoacán)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus fuscus
Schult. & Schult.f.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7(2): 1534 (1830)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus hintonii Bullock ex Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 524 (1940)
= Cyclobothra fusca (Schult. & Schult.f.) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 21: sub t. 1662 (1835)
species :
Calochortus ghiesbreghtii
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 268 (1879)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Queretaro); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
species :
Calochortus greenei
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 264 (1879)
Name: Greene´s mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (N-California, Oregon)
73 USA 76 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus greenei var. calvus L.F.Hend.; Rhodora 33: 204 (1931)
species :
Calochortus gunnisonii
S.Watson; Botany (Fortieth Parallel) 348 (1871)
Name: Gunnison mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus gunnisonii var. immaculatus Cockerell; W. Amer. Sci. 5: 17 (1888)
= Calochortus gunnisonii var. krelagei Regel; Gartenflora 22: 213 (1873)
= Calochortus gunnisonii var. maculatus Cockerell; W. Amer. Sci. 5: 17 (1888)
= Calochortus gunnisonii var. purus Cockerell; W. Amer. Sci. 5: 17 (1888)
= Calochortus krelagei (Regel) Ortgies; Gartenflora 23: 49 (1874)
variant :
var. perpulcher
Cockerell; Bot. Gaz. 29: 281 (1900)
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Mora and San Miguel counties)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus gunnisonii subsp. perpulcher (Cockerell) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 87 (2024)
species :
Calochortus hartwegii
Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 26 (1840)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyclobothra hartwegii (Benth.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 4: 231 (1843)
species :
Calochortus howellii
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 23: 266 (1888), et in Gard. & Forest 3: 348 (1890)
Name: Howell´s mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (SW-Oregon: Illinois River valley, Josephine Co.)
73 USA 74 USA
species :
Calochortus invenustus
Greene; Pittonia 2: 71 (1890)
Name: Plain mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California, SW-California, San Francisco Bay south to San Diego, C-Sierra Nevada, Nevada: Bodie Hills)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus nuttallii var. australis Munz; Man. S. Calif. Bot. [Munz] 94, 597 (1935)
species :
Calochortus kennedyi
Porter; Bot. Gaz. 2: 79 (1877)
Name: Desert mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (SW-Texas, Arizona, ESE-California, Nevada); Mexico (Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus speciosus M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 14: 27 (1912)
variant :
var. munzii
Jeps.; Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. [Jepson] 236 (1923)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, ESE-California); Mexico (Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus kennedyi subsp. munzii (Jeps.) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 87 (2024)
species :
Calochortus leichtlinii
Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 5862 (1870)
Name: Smokey mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (NE-California, E-California, Sierra Nevada, Nevada, Oregon)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus nuttallii var. leichtlinii (Hook.f.) Smiley; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 9: 139 (1921)
= Calochortus nuttallii var. subalpinus M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 12: 78 (1908)
= Mariposa leichtlinii (Hook.f.) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
species :
Calochortus longebarbatus
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 381 (1881 publ. 1882)
Name: Longbeard mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (NE-California, Oregon, Washington)
73 USA 76 USA
Conservation Status: threatened by grazing
variant :
var. peckii
Ownbey; Bot. Gaz. 104: 556 (1943)
Name: Peck´s mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Oregon, Ochoco Mountains)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus longebarbatus subsp. peckii (Ownbey) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 87 (2024)
species :
Calochortus luteus
Douglas ex Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1567 (1833)
Name: Gold Nuggets, Yellow mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (NW-California, W-California, Sierra Nevada)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyclobothra lutea (Douglas ex Lindl.) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 20(1): 1663 (1835)
= Mariposa lutea (Douglas ex Lindl.) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
species :
Calochortus lyallii
Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 305 (1875)
Name: Lyall´s mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: Canada (British Columbia); USA (Washington)
71 CDN 73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus ciliatus B.L.Rob. & Seaton; Bot. Gaz. 18: 238 (1898)
species :
Calochortus macrocarpus
Douglas; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 276, t. 8 (1830)
Name: Sagebrush mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: Canada (British Columbia); USA (NE-California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington)
71 CDN 73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus acuminatus Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 189 (1897)
= Calochortus cyaneus A.Nelson; Bot. Gaz. 53: 219 (1912)
= Calochortus douglasianus Schult.f.; Bijdr. Natuurk. Wetensch. 4: 127 (1829)
= Calochortus macrocarpus var. cyaneus (A.Nelson) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 14 (1918)
= Calochortus pavonaceus Fernald; Bot. Gaz. 19: 335 (1894)
= Mariposa macrocarpa (Douglas) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
variant :
var. maculosus
(A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 14 (1918)
Name: Nez Perce mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
73 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus maculosus A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.; Bot. Gaz. 56: 471 (1913)
= Calochortus macrocarpus subsp. maculosus (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 88 (2024)
species :
Calochortus marcellae
G.L.Nesom; Madroño 30(4): 250 (1983)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus mendozae
Espejo, López-Ferr. & Ceja; Novon 15: 279 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Mexico State, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus minimus
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 430 (1940)
Name: Sierra mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (C-California, Sierra Nevada at higher altitudes)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus elegans var. subclavatus Baker; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 14: 305 (1874)
species :
Calochortus monanthus
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 465 (1940)
Name: Single-flowered mariposa-lily, Shasta River mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: +USA (+NW-California, +near Yreka, +Siskiyou Co.)
76 USA
Remarks: last seen 1876
species :
Calochortus monophyllus
(Lindl.) Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: 430 b (1849)
Name: Yellow star-tulip (EN)
Distribution: USA (C-California: W-Sierra Nevada foothills, Oregon)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus benthamii Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 304 (1874)
= Calochortus benthamii var. wallacei Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 2: 633 (1914)
= Calochortus maculatus Eastw.; Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 133 (1934)
= Calochortus nitidus Torr.; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, no. 4), Bot. [Whipple] 146 (1857), nom. illeg.
= Calochortus nitidus var. cornutus Alph.Wood; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 169 (1868)
= Calochortus pulchellus var. parviflorus Regel; Gartenflora 23: 226 (1874)
= Cyclobothra elegans var. lutea Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 338 (1857)
= Cyclobothra monophylla Lindl.; J. Hort. Soc. London 4: 81 (1849)
= Cyclobothra nitida Torr.; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, no. 4), Bot. [Whipple] 146 (1857), nom. illeg.
species :
Calochortus multicolor
García-Mend., D.Sandoval & C.Chávez; Acta Bot. Mex. 130(e2188): 3 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus nigrescens
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 530 (1940)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, +Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus nitidus
Douglas; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 277, t. 9 (1830)
Name: Broadfruit mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Idaho, Washington State)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyclobothra nitida (Douglas) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 4: 230 (1843)
species :
Calochortus nudus
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263 (1879)
Name: Shasta star-tulip, Naked mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (NW-California, SW-Oregon)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus nudus var. shastensis (Purdy) Jeps.; Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 1: 301 (1921)
= Calochortus shastensis Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 125 (1901)
species :
Calochortus nuttallii
Torr.; Exped. Great Salt Lake [Stansbury] 397 (1852)
Name: Sego-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus luteus Nutt.; J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 53 (1834), nom. illeg.
= Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 2: 124 (1855), nom. illeg.
= Calochortus rhodothecus Clokey; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 37: 1 (1938)
= Calochortus watsonii M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 14: 26 (1912)
species :
Calochortus obispoensis
Lemmon; Bot. Gaz. 11: 180 (1886)
Name: San Luis mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California: San Luis Obispo Co.)
76 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus weedii var. obispoensis (Lemmon) Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 133 (1901)
= Cyclobothra obispoensis (Lemmon) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 342 (1966)
species :
Calochortus occidentalis
M.A.García-Mart. & Aarón Rodr.; Phytotaxa 373(2): 133 (2018)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus ownbeyi
M.A.García-Mart., Aarón Rodr. & H.P.McDonald; Phytotaxa 314(2): 242 (2017)
Distribution: Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Colima)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus palmeri
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 266 (1879)
Name: Palmer´s mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California: San Francisco Bay south to San Jacinto Mts.)
76 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus invenustus var. montanus (Purdy) Parish; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 124 (1902)
= Calochortus montanus (Purdy) Davidson; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 9: 54 (1910)
= Calochortus palmeri var. paludicola (Davidson) Jeps. & Ames; Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 1: 294 (1921)
= Calochortus paludicola Davidson; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 9: 53 (1910)
= Calochortus splendens var. montanus Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 143 (1900)
= Mariposa palmeri (S.Watson) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 341 (1966)
variant :
var. munzii
Ownbey; Aliso 4: 88 (1958)
Name: Munz´s mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (S-California: San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside Co.)
76 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus palmeri subsp. sanjacintoensis Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 88 (2024)
species :
Calochortus panamintensis
(Ownbey) Reveal; Intermount. Fl. [Cronquist et al.] 6: 501 (1977)
Name: Panamint mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (SE-California, Nevada: Panamint Mountains, Inyo Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus nuttallii var. panamintensis Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 493 (1940)
species :
Calochortus persistens
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 448 (1940)
Name: Siskiyou mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (NW-California: Klamath and Cascade ranges in Siskiyou Co.)
76 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
species :
Calochortus plummerae
Greene; Pittonia 2: 70 (1890)
Name: Plummer´s mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (SW-California: Los Angeles to San Diego)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyclobothra plummerae (Greene) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 341 (1966)
species :
Calochortus pringlei
B.L.Rob.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 472 (1901)
Distribution: Mexico (Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus pulchellus
(Benth.) Alph.Wood; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168 (1868)
Name: Mount Diablo fairy lantern (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California: Mt. Diablo, Contra Costa Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyclobothra pulchella Benth.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London, Ser. 2, 1: 412, plate 14, fig. 1 (1835)
species :
Calochortus purpureus
(Kunth) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 308 (1875)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus bonplandianus Schult.f.; Bijdr. Natuurk. Wetensch. 4: 128 (1829)
= Calochortus grandiflorus (M.Martens & Galeotti) Painter; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 347 (1911)
= Cyclobothra grandiflora M.Martens & Galeotti; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9(2): 384 (1842)
= Cyclobothra purpurea (Kunth) Sweet; Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] Ser. 2, 4: t. 20 (1829)
= Fritillaria purpurea Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 288 (1816)
species :
Calochortus raichei
Farwig & V.Girard; Herbertia 43(1): 2 (1987)
Name: Cedars fairy lantern (EN)
Distribution: USA (NW-California: Big Austin Creek, Sonoma Co.)
76 USA
Conservation Status: threatened by mining activities
species :
Calochortus rustvoldii
Callahan; Phytologia 97(4): 283 (2015)
Distribution: USA (California)
76 USA
species :
Calochortus simulans
(Hoover) Munz; Suppl. Calif. Fl. [Munz] 174 (1968)
Name: San Luis Obispo mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (SW-California: C-San Luis Obispo Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mariposa simulans Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 4 (1944)
species :
Calochortus spatulatus
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 267 (1879)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Jalisco, Michoacán, México State)
79 MEX
species :
Calochortus splendens
Douglas ex Benth.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London, Ser. 2, 1: 411, t. 15 (1835)
Name: Splendid Mariposa Lily
Distribution: USA (W-California: coast ranges from San Francisco Bay to San Diego); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus davidsonianus Abrams; Ill. Fl. Pacific States 1: 441 (1923)
= Calochortus splendens unranked atroviolaceus Wallace; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 18: 14 (1895)
= Calochortus splendens var. atroviolaceus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 1: 221 (1900)
= Calochortus splendens var. major Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 143 (1901)
= Calochortus splendens var. ruber Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 1: 221 (1900)
= Mariposa splendens (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
species :
Calochortus striatus
Parish; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 112 (1902)
Name: Alkali mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (SE-California, SW-Nevada)
76 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus comosus A.Nelson; Bot. Gaz. 47: 425 (1909)
species :
Calochortus subalpinus
Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 195 (1906)
Distribution: USA (Oregon, Washington)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus lobbii Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 122 (1901), nom. illeg.
species :
Calochortus superbus
Purdy ex Howell; Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 11 (1932)
Distribution: USA (W-California, widespread from North to South, W-Sierra Nevada foothills)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus luteus var. citrinus (Baker) S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 265 (1879)
= Calochortus luteus var. robustus Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 139 (1901)
= Calochortus pratensis (Purdy ex Howell) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 2: 275 (1940)
= Calochortus superbus var. pratensis Purdy ex J.T.Howell; Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 12 (1932)
= Calochortus venustus var. citrinus Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 310 (1874)
= Calochortus venustus var. lilacinus Baker; Gard. Chron., n. s. 8: 70 (1877)
= Mariposa pratensis (Purdy ex Howell) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
= Mariposa superba (Purdy ex Howell) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
species :
Calochortus syntrophus
Callahan; Herbertia 49(1-2): 20 (1993 publ. 1994)
Distribution: USA (California: Shasta Co.)
76 USA
species :
Calochortus tiburonensis
A.J.Hill; Madroño 22(2): 100 (1973)
Name: Tiburon mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California: Tiburon peninsula, Ring Mountain, Marin Co.)
76 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern, highly restricted to a single preserve
species :
Calochortus tolmiei
Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. [Hooker & Arnott] 398 (1840)
Name: Pussy ears
Distribution: USA (NW-California, W-California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus elegans Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 305 (1874), nom. illeg.
= Calochortus elegans var. lobbii Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 305 (1874)
= Calochortus galei Peck; Torreya 28: 54 (1928)
= Calochortus glaucus Regel; Gartenflora 24: 260 (1875)
= Calochortus maweanus var. major Purdy; Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 1: 219 (1900)
= Calochortus maweanus var. roseus Purdy; Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 1: 219 (1900)
= Calochortus purdyi Mast.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 23: 394 (1898)
species :
Calochortus umbellatus
Alph.Wood; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 168 (1868)
Name: Oakland star-tulip (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California: San Francisco Bay, also from Lake Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus collinus Lemmon; Erythea 3: 49 (1895)
species :
Calochortus umpquaensis
Fredricks; Syst. Bot. 14(1): 12 (1989)
subspecies :
subsp. umpquaensis
Name: Umpqua mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (Oregon, only from Watson and Ace Williams mountains on both sides of the Little River, Douglas Co.)
73 USA
Conservation Status: of conservation concern
subspecies :
subsp. confertus
Callahan; Phytologia 97(4): 276 (2015)
Distribution: USA (Oregon)
73 USA
subspecies :
subsp. flavicomus
Callahan; Phytologia 97(4): 276 (2015)
Distribution: USA (Oregon)
73 USA
species :
Calochortus uniflorus
Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. [Hooker & Arnott] Suppl. 398 (1840)
Name: Large-flowered star-tulip, Monterey mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (NW-California, W-California, Oregon)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus lilacinus Kellogg; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 5 (1863)
= Calochortus uniflorus Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 95: t. 5804 (1869), nom. illeg.
= Cyclobothra uniflora (Hook. & Arn.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 4: 669 (1843)
species :
Calochortus venustulus
Greene; Pittonia 1: 158 (1888)
Name: Bearded Cyclobothra
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus madrensis S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 23: 283 (1888)
= Calochortus venustulus var. madrensis (S.Watson) Reveal & W.J.Hess; Rhodora 74: 351 (1972)
variant :
var. imbricus
Reveal & W.J.Hess; Rhodora 74(799): 350 (1972)
Distribution: Mexico (Durando)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus venustulus subsp. imbricus (Reveal & W.J.Hess) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 88 (2024)
species :
Calochortus venustus
Douglas ex Benth.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London, Ser. 2, 1: 412 t. 15, f. 3 (1835)
Name: Square Mariposa Tulip (EN)
Distribution: USA (W-California: from San Francisco to Los Angeles, also W-Sierra Nevada foothills)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus venustus unranked pictus Wallace; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 18: 14 (1895)
= Calochortus venustus var. caroli Cockerell; Nature 67: 235 (1903)
= Calochortus venustus var. eldorado Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 2: 141 (1901)
= Calochortus venustus var. oculatus Tubergen; Wholesale Cat. Flowerroots 1896: 13 (1892)
= Calochortus venustus var. pictus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 1: 221 (1900)
= Calochortus venustus var. purpurascens S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 266 (1879)
= Calochortus venustus var. purpureus Baker; Gard. Chron., n. s. 8: 72 (1877)
= Calochortus venustus var. roseus Reuthe; Gartenflora 35: 116 (1866)
= Calochortus venustus var. sanguineus Purdy & L.H.Bailey; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 221 (1900)
= Calochortus venustus var. sulphureus Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 141 (1901)
= Calochortus venustus var. superbus L.H.Bailey & E.Z.Bailey; Hortus [Bailey] 113 (1930)
= Mariposa venusta (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
species :
Calochortus vestae
(Purdy) Wallace; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 18: 14 (1895)
Name: Coast range mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (NW-California)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus luteus var. oculatus S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 265 (1879)
= Calochortus luteus var. vestae (Purdy) Jeps.; Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 1: 295 (1921)
= Calochortus oculatus (S.Watson) Wallace; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 18: 14 (1895)
= Calochortus venustus var. brachysepalus Regel; Gartenflora 25: 130 (1876)
= Calochortus venustus var. vestae Purdy; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 46: 394 (1894)
= Calochortus vestae (Purdy) Purdy; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1895(II): 14 (1895), et in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 139 (1895), isonym
species :
Calochortus weedii
Alph.Wood; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 169 (1868)
Name: Weed´s mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (SW-California: San Luis Obispo south to San Diego); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus citrinus Baker; Bot. Mag. 101: t. 6200 (1875)
= Calochortus luteus var. weedii (Alph.Wood) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 309 (1874)
= Calochortus weedii var. albus Purdy; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, 2: 133 (1901)
= Cyclobothra weedii (Wood) Hoover; Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 341 (1966)
variant :
var. intermedius
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 519 (1940)
Distribution: USA (SW-California: Orange Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus weedii subsp. intermedius (Ownbey) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 88 (2024)
variant :
var. peninsularis
Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 519 (1940)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus weedii subsp. peninsularis (Ownbey) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 88 (2024)
species :
Calochortus westonii
Eastw.; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 20: 136 (1931)
Name: Shirley Meadows star-tulip, mariposa-lily (EN)
Distribution: USA (C-California: Greenhorn Mountains, Kern and Tulare counties)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calochortus coeruleus var. westonii (Eastw.) Ownbey; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 416 (1940)
species :
Calochortus ×indecorus
Ownbey & M.Peck; Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 191 (1954)
Name: Sexton Mountain mariposa lily (EN)
Distribution: +USA (+Oregon, western slope of Sexton Mountain, northeastern Josephine Co.)
73 USA
Remarks: Calochortus tolmiei x C. uniflorus
