Rocky Mountain mariposa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rocky Mountain mariposa
Calochortus gunnisonii var. gunnisonii Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico
Scientific classification
Genus:	Calochortus
Species:	gunnisonii
Synonyms
Synonymy Calochortus gunnisoni S.Watson Calochortus gunnisonii var. krelagei Regel Calochortus gunnisonii var. kreglagii Regel Calochortus krelagei (Regel) Ortgies Calochortus gunnisonii var. immaculatus Cockerell Calochortus gunnisonii var. maculatus Cockerell Calochortus gunnisonii var. purus Cockerell

Calochortus gunnisonii (Gunnison's mariposa lily) is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is native to the western United States, primarily in the Rocky Mountains and Black Hills: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Washington state (Grant County, northwestern Nebraska (Sioux County) and eastern Idaho (Fremont County).

Calochortus gunnisonii is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 55 cm tall. Flowers are white to purple with darker purple markings.

Varieties

• Calochortus gunnisonii var. gunnisonii - most of species range
• Calochortus gunnisonii var. perpulcher Cockerell - New Mexico

Gallery

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  Calochortus gunnisonii, Teller County, CO