NOUN | plant | Calochortus luteus, yellow mariposa tulip | mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems |
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Meaning | mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges. | |
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Synonym | yellow mariposa tulip | |
Member of | Calochortus, genus Calochortus | large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs |
Broader | mariposa, mariposa tulip, mariposa lily | Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals |
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