Calochortus nuttallii

"Sego Lily" redirects here. For other uses, see Sego Lily (disambiguation).

Sego lily

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus
Species:
C. nuttallii
Binomial name
Calochortus nuttallii
Synonyms[1]
  • Calochortus luteus Nutt. 1834, illegitimate homonym not Douglas ex Lindl. 1833
  • Calochortus watsonii M.E.Jones
  • Calochortus rhodothecus Clokey
Near Kolob Canyon in Zion National Park, Utah

Calochortus nuttallii, also known as the sego lily, is a bulbous perennial plant that is endemic to the Western United States. The common name of sego comes from a similar Shoshone word. It is the state flower of Utah.[2]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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