Green-banded Mariposa Lily, Greenband Star Tulip, Sagebrush Mariposa Lily
Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
Synonyms: Calochortus douglasianus, Mariposa macrocarpa
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of the green-banded mariposa lily as seen in open forest east of Glenwood, WA,
on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.......July 28, 2006.
A sideview of the flower of green-banded mariposa
lily. The greenish longitudinal stripe down the center of each petal and sepal
gives this species its name, "green-banded" mariposa lily........July
28, 2006.
The photo above shows the narrowly elliptical
seed pods of green-banded mariposa lily as they begin to develop. The pods are
triangular in cross-section........July 28, 2006.
Paul Slichter