Molino Basin 4/2/17 Mariposa Lily Flower Molino Basin 4/20/19 Mariposa Lily Flower Mariposa Lily Flower Prison Camp 4/29/16 Mariposa Lily Stem


Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Doubting Mariposa Lily.
Calochortus ambiguus.
Lily (Liliaceae) family.

The flowers are 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter and have 3 petals with round or crescent-shaped depressed petal glands and usually dark purple anthers. The leaves are green, linear, and grasslike. The stems are upright and branched.

Molino Basin
Location: Adjacent to trail just past and below the back end of the campground.
4/22/15, 4/2/17, 4/20/19.

Notes: Along Arizona Trail between Prison Camp and Sycamore Reservoir 4/29/16

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