Pronunciation: kal-oh-KORT-us kat-a-LI-nee
Common name: Catalina mariposa lily
Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
Habitat: Heavy soils on open grassy slopes and openings
in brush to 2000', valley grassland, chaparral
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Calochortus
2) catalinae