SCARLET MARIPOSA 



Calochortus kennedyi Porter 



Scarlet mariposa is one of the most brilliant representatives of the 

 genus Calochortus. Its vivid color is accentuated by the contrasting 

 dark purple gland on the lower part of each petal. These mariposas, 

 of which there are many species, greatly diversified as to the shape 

 and color of their flowers, are very abundant in the foothills and on 

 the mountain slopes of Arizona and California. Some of them extend 

 far southward into the mountains of Central Mexico. The genus is 

 one of the most characteristic western American representatives of 

 the Lily Family. 



This species has a rather narrow range in Nevada, Arizona, and 

 southern California. 



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