Liliaceae — Lily Family
Calochortus albus (Benth.) Douglas ex Benth.
Calochortus albus (Benth.) Douglas ex Benth.
Calochortus albus is a variable flowering bulb widespread across most of California, commonly grown in cultivation.
Calochortus amabilis Purdy
Calochortus amabilis Purdy
Calochortus amabilis is a bulbous perennial herb endemic to northern California, cultivated ornamentally and used traditionally for food.
Calochortus ambiguus (M.E.Jones) Ownbey
Calochortus ambiguus (M.E.Jones) Ownbey
Calochortus ambiguus is a perennial bulb-forming lily herb native to higher elevation Sonoran Desert regions of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Calochortus amoenus Greene
Calochortus amoenus Greene
Calochortus amoenus is a perennial herb endemic to California’s Central Sierra Nevada foothills, with rose-colored spherical nodding flowers.
Calochortus apiculatus Baker
Calochortus apiculatus Baker
Calochortus apiculatus is a bulb-forming perennial herb native to western North America with pale yellow streaked flowers.
Calochortus argillosus (Hoover) Zebzll & Fielder
Calochortus argillosus (Hoover) Zebzll & Fielder
Calochortus argillosus is a perennial herb with bell-shaped flowers, native to described morphological traits.
Calochortus barbatus (Kunth) Painter
Calochortus barbatus (Kunth) Painter
Calochortus barbatus is a bulb-forming Mexican perennial herb with nodding yellow hermaphrodite flowers pollinated by insects.
Calochortus bruneaunis A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Calochortus bruneaunis A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Calochortus bruneaunis is a perennial flowering herb native to dry sagebrush steppe habitats of the western U.S. Great Basin region.
Calochortus catalinae S.Watson
Calochortus catalinae S.Watson
Calochortus catalinae is a perennial bulb plant endemic to coastal Southern California, with pale petals marked by dark basal blotches.
Calochortus clavatus S.Watson
Calochortus clavatus S.Watson
Calochortus clavatus is a lily species with several described varieties native to parts of California.
Calochortus concolor (Baker) Purdy & L.H.Bailey
Calochortus concolor (Baker) Purdy & L.H.Bailey
Calochortus concolor is a North American perennial herb with bell-shaped yellow flowers that form long narrow seed capsules.
Calochortus dunnii Purdy
Calochortus dunnii Purdy
Calochortus dunnii is an endemic perennial herb from the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California with distinctive bell-shaped flowers.
Calochortus elegans Pursh
Calochortus elegans Pursh
Calochortus elegans is a lily-family flowering perennial native to the western US, with edible bulbs.
Calochortus eurycarpus S.Watson
Calochortus eurycarpus S.Watson
Calochortus eurycarpus, the white mariposa lily, is a bulb-forming perennial lily native to the western United States.
Calochortus fimbriatus H.P.McDonald
Calochortus fimbriatus H.P.McDonald
Calochortus fimbriatus is a bulb-forming perennial herb that blooms more vigorously the year after wildfire.
Calochortus flexuosus S.Watson
Calochortus flexuosus S.Watson
Calochortus flexuosus is a flowering plant with a winding branched stem, showy pink/lavender/white petals with yellow spotted bases.
Calochortus gunnisonii S.Watson
Calochortus gunnisonii S.Watson
Calochortus gunnisonii is a lily-family flowering bulb native to the western US, grown in dry-climate cultivation.
Calochortus invenustus Greene
Calochortus invenustus Greene
Calochortus invenustus is a North American perennial herb with bell-shaped white to light purple flowers, growing up to 50 cm tall.
Calochortus kennedyi Porter
Calochortus kennedyi Porter
Calochortus kennedyi is a perennial herb with colorful bell flowers, with two recognized varieties across western North America.
Calochortus leichtlinii Hook.f.
Calochortus leichtlinii Hook.f.
Calochortus leichtlinii is a perennial herb with varying flower colors that produces a narrow capsule fruit.
Calochortus luteus Douglas ex Lindl.
Calochortus luteus Douglas ex Lindl.
Calochortus luteus is a yellow-flowered perennial herb native to California, grown as an ornamental and for restoration projects.
Calochortus lyallii Baker
Calochortus lyallii Baker
Calochortus lyallii is a bulb-producing perennial herb with upright, bell-shaped white to pale violet flowers.
Calochortus macrocarpus Douglas
Calochortus macrocarpus Douglas
Calochortus macrocarpus is a North American bulbous plant whose edible bulbs were harvested by First peoples of southern British Columbia.
Calochortus minimus Ownbey
Calochortus minimus Ownbey
Calochortus minimus is a small perennial lily relative endemic to California’s Sierra Nevada, growing along mountain lakesides.
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