Calochortus kennedyi
Porter
Desert mariposa lily
Calochortus kennedyi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot
Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland
[Wikipedia] Southwestern North America Native, Taxonomy: Calochortus kennedyi is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name desert mariposa lily.[2][3] It is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States (Arizona, southern California, southern Nevada, southern Utah and western Texas), and northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua). In California it is found in the Mojave Desert and rain shadowed eastern slopes of the Transverse Ranges.[2][4] Species is named for plant collector William L. Kennedy.[5] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
