SAGEBRUSH MARIPOSA LILY

Class: Calochortus macrocarpus

Family: LILY FAMILY

Sub Family: Liliaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Green-banded Mariposa Lily, Star Tulip

Colour: Pale purple

Height: 20-56 cm (8-22")

Each Flower: Tulip-shaped, up to 5 cm (2") across, 5 cm (2") long, with 3 broad, rounded wedge-shaped petals, with central green band; inside base of each petal, creamy-white with yellow hairs, bounded above by purplish blotch; 6 stamens reaching to purple blotches, surround pistil with 3-lobed outcurved stigma; alternating with petals are 3 longer, narrow, pointed sepals, greenish with lavender margins

Leaves: Lower leaf long, thin, grass-like; stem-leaves small, arranged alternately up stem

Stems: Sturdy, smooth, slender, unbranched

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Dry, open, grassy meadows and banks in sagebrush country

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