Green-banded Mariposa Lily

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The Green-banded Mariposa Lily (Calochortus macrocarpus), also known as the Sagebrush lily, is one of over fifty different species in the Calochortus genus found in the Western United States. See the Subalpine Mariposa Lily for another example.

The common name Sagebrush lily suggests the flower's preferred habitat, dry, sunny, higher elevation areas.

Flower color ranges from a lighter lavender to the darker shade of purple shown in the picture. A green band, or stripe, is visible on the back side of the petals.

© 2008 Patricia A. Michaels.