Gunnison's_mariposa_lily
Calochortus gunnisonii
Species of flowering plant
Calochortus gunnisonii commonly known as Rocky Mountain mariposa or Gunnison mariposa lily[3] 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).[2][4][5]
Calochortus gunnisonii is a bulb-forming perennial with straight stems up to 55 cm tall. Flowers are white to purple with darker purple markings.[6] The three petals have a wide rim above a deeply concave center lined with hairs. Between and behind each broad petal are three narrow, lanceolate, sepals.[3]
- Varieties[2]
- Calochortus gunnisonii var. gunnisonii - most of species range
- Calochortus gunnisonii var. perpulcher Cockerell - New Mexico
The subspecies Calochortus gunnisonii var. perpulcher (Pecos mariposa lily) is an uncommon yellow color form limited to Colfax, Mora, and San Miguel counties in New Mexico.[7]