Liliaceae

Purple fairy-lantern

Calochortus amoenus Greene

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus

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Purple fairy-lantern (Calochortus amoenus) — FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Purple fairy-lantern

Synonyms

Calochortus albus var. amoenus (Greene) Purdy & L.H.Bailey
Calochortus elegans var. amoenus (Greene) Anon.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 471 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Max Miley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brendan Black, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amthinkia, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.