| calochortus | (n) large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs, Syn. genus Calochortus |
| desert mariposa tulip | (n) mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico, Syn. Calochortus kennedyi |
| rose globe lily | (n) globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley, Syn. Calochortus amoenus |
| sagebrush mariposa tulip | (n) mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California, Syn. Calochortus macrocarpus |
| sego lily | (n) perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico, Syn. Calochortus nuttallii |
| star tulip | (n) small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana, Syn. elegant cat's ears, Calochortus elegans |
| white globe lily | (n) globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California, Syn. white fairy lantern, Calochortus albus |
| yellow globe lily | (n) globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California, Syn. Calochortus amabilis, golden fairy lantern |
| yellow mariposa tulip | (n) mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges, Syn. Calochortus luteus |