Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus) Login         


        Description
  • CA Bloom May - June
  • Height to 2 ft.
  • This is a bowl-shaped yellow lily, with exotic markings.
  • It has only a single, narrow basal leaf.
  • Found in grasslands in northern California.
  • CA native. Endemic to California.
  • AKA Yellow Mariposa
  • Lily Family (Liliaceae)



3 yellow petals 1 or 2 inches wide, are deep yellow on top and densely decorated in red-brown below.



Narrow sepals grow below and in the gap between petals. Hairs towards the petal bases cover nectar glands.


One to seven flowers bloom on stalks at the top of the plant.

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