Calochortus macrocarpus

Taxobox
name = Mariposa Lily


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = "Calochortus"
species = "C. macrocarpus"
binomial = "Calochortus macrocarpus"

"Calochortus macrocarpus", also known as mariposa lily occurs in northwestern United States and a small part of southern British Columbia. [ [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101479 Calochortus macrocarpus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org ] ] The leaves are blue-green and grass-like. The flowers are large, bloom in June, are three-petaled, and are pink and purple. The bulbs are tapering, like a carrot.Turner, Nancy J. "Food Plants of Interior First Peoples" (Victoria: UBC Press, 1997) ISBN 0-7748-0606-0

First peoples in southern British Columbia harvested the bulbs from April to June. They can be eaten raw or cooked.

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