Liliaceae
Butterfly mariposa lily
Calochortus venustus
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Calochortus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 挺拔仙灯
- English
- Butterfly mariposa lily
- German
- Schmetterlings-Mormonentulpe
Synonyms
- Calochortus venustus unranked pictus Wallace
- Calochortus venustus var. caroli Cockerell
- Calochortus venustus var. eldorado Purdy
- Calochortus venustus var. oculatus Tubergen
- Calochortus venustus var. pictus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey
- Calochortus venustus var. purpurascens S.Watson
- Calochortus venustus var. purpureus Baker
- Calochortus venustus var. roseus Reuthe
- Calochortus venustus var. sanguineus Purdy & L.H.Bailey
- Calochortus venustus var. sulphureus Purdy
- Calochortus venustus var. superbus L.H.Bailey & E.Z.Bailey
- Mariposa venusta (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 2,942 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marcus Tamura, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dan Fitzgerald (Fitz), CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric in SF, 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: Zack Abbey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jamie Griffiths, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, 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.