Liliaceae
Yellow star-tulip
Calochortus monophyllus
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Calochortus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 单叶仙灯
- English
- Yellow star-tulip
Synonyms
- Calochortus benthamii Baker
- Calochortus benthamii var. wallacei Purdy & L.H.Bailey
- Calochortus maculatus Eastw.
- Calochortus nitidus Torr.
- Calochortus nitidus var. cornutus Alph.Wood
- Calochortus pulchellus var. parviflorus Regel
- Cyclobothra elegans var. lutea Benth.
- Cyclobothra monophylla Lindl.
- Cyclobothra nitida Torr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lourdes Koch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Aric Olnes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.