Plant

Elegant Mariposa lily

Calochortus elegans
Plant
Elegant Mariposa lily
Habitat
Camp Chopunnish
Conservation
Vulnerable
First Observed
1806-05-14

Pursh recognized this as a new genus, not just a new species. He fittingly chose Calochortus, meaning “beautiful grass.”

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