Liliaceae

Coast range mariposa lily

Calochortus vestae (Purdy) Wallace

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus

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Coast range mariposa lily (Calochortus vestae) — FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 锈点仙灯
English: Coast range mariposa lily
German: Vesta-Mormonentulpe

Synonyms

Calochortus luteus var. oculatus S.Watson
Calochortus luteus var. vestae (Purdy) Jeps.
Calochortus oculatus (S.Watson) Wallace
Calochortus venustus var. brachysepalus Regel
Calochortus venustus var. vesta (Purdy) Purdy
Calochortus venustus var. vestae Purdy

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 404 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thea Chesney, 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: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Hibbard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brook, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 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.