Pronunciation: kal-oh-KOR-tus flex-yoo-OH-sus
Common name: Winding mariposa lily
Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
Habitat: Dry rocky places to 5500', creosote bush
and sagebrush scrub, eastern deserts
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Calochortus
(2) flexuosus