What is another name for a sego lily?
The Sego Lily (also known as the Mariposa Lily) is a beautiful native plant that is protected in Utah (Sego Lilies are the Utah state flower and you can see them regularly referred to in state symbolism as well as being a revered plant in the Mormon church. Sego lily is a perennial native forb that grows 10-20 inches high. It grows from a small egg- shaped bulb, 3/8 to 1 inch in diameter, with a membranous coat. The stem is slender, usually unbranched, and bears 2 to 4 simple, linear, narrow leaves, 7-10 inches long.
Is a sego lily a perennial or annual?
Sego lily is a perennial native forb that grows 10-20 inches high. It grows from a small egg- shaped bulb, 3/8 to 1 inch in diameter, with a membranous coat. Sego Lilly – Calochortus nuttallii One to three very showy, white to lavender-blue, tulip-like flowers are borne atop the stem in an umbel-like cluster. The flowers have three large petals with yellow bases and three narrower sepals. Occasionally petals are magenta or tinged with lilac.
What is the difference between a sego lily and a mariposa lily?
Sego and mariposa are two terms used to refer to all of the lilies in this group. Mariposa is a Spanish word for butterfly, referring to its most colorful pollinators. Sego is a Shoshone word, meaning edible bulb, referring to the root organ that the Native American tribe considered a delicacy. The common name sego lily is believed to be derived from a Shoshoni language word for the species, sikoo.