Top native mariposa lilies
56 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Yellow Mariposa Lily
Calochortus luteus
bees
2
food
10
flowers
31
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Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
bees
2
food
3
flowers
12
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Sagebrush Mariposa Lily
Calochortus macrocarpus
bees
2
food
2
flowers
34
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Tolmie's Pussy Ears
Calochortus tolmiei
bees
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Sierra Mariposa Lily
Calochortus minimus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
9
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Superb Mariposa Lily
Calochortus superbus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Pink Star-tulip
Calochortus uniflorus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus leichtlinii
bees
2
food
1
flowers
7
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Cat's Ear
Calochortus elegans
bees
2
food
1
flowers
7
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White Globe Lily
Calochortus albus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
6
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Yellow Star-tulip
Calochortus monophyllus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
6
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Bruneau Mariposa Lily
Calochortus bruneaunis
bees
2
food
1
flowers
6
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Naked Mariposa Lily
Calochortus nudus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
6
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Beavertail-grass
Calochortus coeruleus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
6
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Diogenes' Lantern
Calochortus amabilis
bees
2
food
1
flowers
5
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Coast Range Mariposa Lily
Calochortus vestae
bees
1
food
4
flowers
5
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Clay Mariposa Lily
Calochortus argillosus
bees
1
food
3
flowers
10
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Splendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendens
bees
1
food
1
flowers
28
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San Luis Mariposa Lily
Calochortus obispoensis
bees
1
food
1
flowers
21
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Weed's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus weedii
bees
1
food
1
flowers
15
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Goldenbowl Mariposa Lily
Calochortus concolor
bees
1
food
1
flowers
10
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Catalina Mariposa Lily
Calochortus catalinae
bees
1
food
1
flowers
8
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Shy Mariposa Lily
Calochortus invenustus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
8
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Subalpine Mariposa Lily
Calochortus subalpinus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
8
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Clubhair Mariposa Lily
Calochortus clavatus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
7
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Alkali Mariposa Lily
Calochortus striatus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
7
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Desert Mariposa Lily
Calochortus kennedyi
bees
1
food
1
flowers
6
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Plummer's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus plummerae
bees
1
food
1
flowers
6
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Mount Diablo Fairy-lantern
Calochortus pulchellus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
6
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Shirley Meadows Star-tulip
Calochortus westonii
bees
1
food
1
flowers
6
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Inyo Star-tulip
Calochortus excavatus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
6
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Long-haired Star-tulip
Calochortus longebarbatus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
6
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Oakland Mariposa Lily
Calochortus umbellatus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Tiburon Mariposa Lily
Calochortus tiburonensis
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Late-blooming Mariposa Lily
Calochortus fimbriatus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Purple Fairy-lantern
Calochortus amoenus
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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La Panza Mariposa Lily
Calochortus simulans
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Dunn's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus dunnii
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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The Cedars Fairy-lantern
Calochortus raichei
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Umpqua Mariposa Lily
Calochortus umpquaensis
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Palmer's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus palmeri
bees
1
flowers
7
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Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
food
1
flowers
25
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Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus apiculatus
food
1
flowers
15
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Winding Mariposa Lily
Calochortus flexuosus
food
1
flowers
9
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White Mariposa Lily
Calochortus eurycarpus
food
1
flowers
7
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Howell's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus howellii
food
1
flowers
6
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Siskiyou Mariposa Lily
Calochortus persistens
food
1
flowers
5
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Greene's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus greenei
food
1
flowers
5
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Broadfruit Mariposa Lily
Calochortus nitidus
food
1
flowers
5
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Golden Mariposa Lily
Calochortus aureus
flowers
18