Liliaceae
Splendid mariposa lily
Calochortus splendens
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Calochortus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 辉花仙灯
- English
- Splendid mariposa lily
- German
- Glänzende Mormonentulpe
Synonyms
- Calochortus davidsonianus Abrams
- Calochortus splendens unranked atroviolaceus Wallace
- Calochortus splendens var. atroviolaceus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey
- Calochortus splendens var. major Purdy
- Calochortus splendens var. ruber Purdy & L.H.Bailey
- Calochortus splendens var. rubra Purdy
- Mariposa splendens (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Berardi from Long Beach, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Berardi from Long Beach, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Splendid mariposa lily: 蝶花百合 Calochortus splendens [英格蘭 Wisley Gardens, England]](/plants/calochortus-splendens/photos/a9777b44a98c831e-s.webp?w=500)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Splendid mariposa lily: 蝶花百合 Calochortus splendens [英格蘭 Wisley Gardens, England]](/plants/calochortus-splendens/photos/a9777b44a98c831e-l.webp)
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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.