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Calochortus macrocarpus

DEFINITIONS OF: Calochortus macrocarpus

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n mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California

Synonyms:
sagebrush mariposa tulip
Type of:
mariposa, mariposa lily, mariposa tulip
any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico
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