Desert mariposa (Calochortus kennedyi) and desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata) have bulbs that may remain dormant for several years until a deep soaking rain awakens them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adaptations of desert plants] Reference

Besides being Utah's state flower, the sego lily, Calochortus nuttallii, is edible.    From Wordnik.com.  [billingsgazette.com] Reference

We see the mariposa lilies (Calochortus gunnisonii), the silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus) and the heart-leaved arnica (Arnica cordifolia) perform their breathtaking roles for us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

The first Calochortus flowers and in all the land, it's spring.    From Wordnik.com.  [APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac RSS Feed] Reference

Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus leichtlinii) at Ward Mountain Lake.    From Wordnik.com.  [If I Ran the Zoo] Reference

Calochortus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference

Plummer's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus plummerae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Home] Reference

Roots, tubers, bulbs, etc., of wild onion (Allium), Mariposa lily (Calochortus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference