Latin name: Calochortus invenustus E. Greene
  Pronunciation:
kal-oh-KOR-tus in-ven-OOS-tus
  Common name: Plain mariposa lily
  Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
  Habitat: Dry, generally granitic soil, montane
  coniferous forest, 4500'-9500'

  Blooming period: May to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Calochortus
  2) invenustus
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