Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Calochortus ambiguus - Doubting Mariposa Lily Calochortus ambiguus - Doubting Mariposa Lily
Scientific Name: Calochortus ambiguus
Common Name: Doubting Mariposa Lily
Flower Color: White, grayish, violet, pink
Plant Type: Herb, Perennial
Height: To 2 feet (61 cm) tall
Date Observed: April 17, 2005
Notes: The 2 inch (5 cm) wide flowers have 3 petals with round or crescent-shaped, depressed petal glands and often dark anthers. It has linear leaves and upright, branched stems. The similar C. flexuosus has trailing stems, C. gunnisonii has hairier petals, and C. nuttallii has less branched stems and paler anthers.
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