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  • Desert mariposa (Calochortus kennedyi) and desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata) have bulbs that may remain dormant for several years until a deep soaking rain awakens them.

    Adaptations of desert plants 2009

  • California and elsewhere as the Mariposa Tulip (Calochortus Nuttallii).

    Steep Trails John Muir 1876

  • It was the "sego" of the Indians (_Calochortus luteus_), and they knew that at its roots grew tubers, as large as filberts, and delicious eating when cooked.

    The Boy Hunters Mayne Reid 1850

  • Wildflowers are represented by numerous taxa; included in these many wildflowers is the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Wildflowers are represented by numerous taxa; included in these many wildflowers is the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • We see the mariposa lilies (Calochortus gunnisonii), the silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus) and the heart-leaved arnica (Arnica cordifolia) perform their breathtaking roles for us.

    Vail Daily - Top Stories Gabe Scherzer Curious Nature Vail 2010

  • We see the mariposa lilies (Calochortus gunnisonii), the silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus) and the heart-leaved arnica (Arnica cordifolia) perform their breathtaking roles for us.

    Vail Daily - Top Stories 2010

  • Besides being Utah's state flower, the sego lily, Calochortus nuttallii, is edible.

    billingsgazette.com 2009

  • - the first Calochortus flowers and in all the land, it's spring.

    APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac RSS Feed 2009

  • Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus leichtlinii) at Ward Mountain Lake.

    If I Ran the Zoo 2008

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