Liliaceae

Smokey mariposa

Calochortus leichtlinii Hook.f.

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus

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Smokey mariposa (Calochortus leichtlinii) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Smokey mariposa

Synonyms

Calochortus nuttallii var. leichtlinii (Hook.f.) Smiley
Calochortus nuttallii var. subalpinus M.E.Jones
Mariposa leichtlinii (Hook.f.) Hoover

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 4,381 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aerospaceeb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: NoahElhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: christine Lesca Maillard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: graham_coop, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.