Asparagaceae
Desert lily
Hesperocallis undulata
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Hesperocallis
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Common names
By language (6)
- Catalan
- Hesperocallis
- Chinese
- 西丽草
- English
- Desert lily
- Korean
- 헤스페로칼리스
- Portuguese
- Hesperocallis
- Vietnamese
- Loa kèn sa mạc
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification 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.