Liliaceae

Sego lily

Calochortus nuttallii Torr.

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Sego lily
Esperanto: Sego
Malayalam: കലോകോർട്ടസ് നട്ടല്ലി
nv: Áłchínídą́ą́ʼ

Synonyms

Calochortus luteus Nutt.
Calochortus rhodothecus Clokey
Calochortus watsonii M.E.Jones

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, 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: Tyler T, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry Decker, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry Decker, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marie Allegretti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Donna Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, 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.