[Mariposa Lilies: The Genus Calochortus in Mt. Adams Country]

Green-banded Mariposa Lily, Greenband Star Tulip, Sagebrush Mariposa Lily

Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

Synonyms: Calochortus douglasianus, Mariposa macrocarpa

Green-banded Mariposa Lily, Greenband Star Tulip, Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus (Synonyms: Calochortus douglasianus, Mariposa macrocarpa) - -

The photo at left shows a close-up of the flower of the green-banded mariposa lily. The photo at center shows the narrowly elliptical seed pods. The photo at right showsa sideview of the flower. These plants were seen in open forest east of Glenwood, WA, on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.......July 28, 2006.

Green-banded Mariposa Lily, Greenband Star Tulip, Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus (Synonyms: Calochortus douglasianus, Mariposa macrocarpa) - Green-banded Mariposa Lily, Greenband Star Tulip, Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus (Synonyms: Calochortus douglasianus, Mariposa macrocarpa)

Green-banded mariposa lily. The greenish longitudinal stripe down the center of each petal and sepal gives this species its name, "green-banded" mariposa lily. Photos from dry meadows on the east side of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area........July 3, 2022.

Paul Slichter