Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Calochortus concolor is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name goldenbowl Mariposa lily. It is native to the mountains of southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in the chaparral and forests of the slopes. It is a perennial herb growing an erect stem 30 to 60 centimeters tall. The waxy basal leaf is 10 to 20 centimeters long and withers at flowering. The flower cluster bears 1 to 7 erect bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three sepals and three yellow petals with reddish areas near the bases. The fruit is a narrow, angled capsule up to 8 centimeters long.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow, Red

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Dry granitic slopes

Plant communities

Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana