desert mariposa tulip

desert mariposa tulip
noun
mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico
Hypernyms: ↑mariposa, ↑mariposa tulip, ↑mariposa lily
Member Holonyms: ↑Calochortus, ↑genus Calochortus

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