Mariposa Lilies
Calochortus ambiguus:  False Sego Lily; Doubtful Mariposa (flowers white with pale purple)
Calochortus kennedyi:  Desert Mariposa (flowers yellow, orange, or rarely white)



 

 

 

Wildflower Quiz
Can you name all the wildflowers in the collage?
Answers below.


 
 

Flower Key

1.  Prickly Pear Cactus 
2.  Globemallow
3.  Saguaro Cactus
4.  Penstemon 
5.  Prickly Pear Cactus
6.  Hedgehog Cactus
7.  Yucca
8.  Pima Pineapple Cactus
9.  Prickly Pear Cactus
10. Flat Cactus
11. Pomegranate
12. Flat Cactus
 		 13. Ocotillo
14. Mariposa Lilly
15. Thistle
16. Prickly Pear Cactus
17. Marigold
18. Nichols's Turk's Head Cactus
19. Gold Poppy 
20. Larkspur
21. Hedgehog Cactus
22. Fairy Duster
23. Gilia

AZ Rare Cactus Photos

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