Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Calochortus Pursh.

Common names:

Butterfly lily [Butterfly-lily] (1932-1949) (1, 93, 109)

Globe-tulip (1949) (109)

Mariposa (1942) (155)

Mariposa lily [Mariposa lilies, Mariposa-lily, Mariposalily] (1886-Present) (1, 50, 75, 93, 101, 109, 155, 158)

Mariposa-tulip [Mariposatulip] (1942) (155)

Sago lily (1932-1936, Native Americans called roots "sego") (1, 93)

Sego lily (1905, MT) (101)