Noun: desert mariposa tulip
- Mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion, orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico
"Desert mariposa tulips thrived in the arid conditions";
- Calochortus kennedyi
Derived forms: desert mariposa tulips
Type of: mariposa, mariposa lily, mariposa tulip
Part of: Calochortus, genus Calochortus