This is a bulbous perennial wildflower native to the Southwestern United States, the Mojave Desert in California, and northern Mexico. It is most often found in desert scrub, growing up through low shrubs.
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Calochortus flexuosus is mainly one long naked stem with only one or two small leaves toward the base. The stem may branch and is usually winding and bent or curving.
At the end of the stem is a showy flower in shades of pink or lavender to white, with solid yellow and stripes or spots of white and red at the base of each petal.
With their grass-like leaves and stem and their exotic, vase-like flowers, the three Calochortus species are favorites among many wildflower enthusiasts. Aptly, "Calochortus" from the Greek "kalos", means "beautiful". "Chortos" means "grass" and refers to the grass-like leaves.
"Mariposa" is Spanish for "Butterfly" and "Sego" is a Shoshonean word for "edible bulb".
On May 17, 1806, near what is today Kamiah, Idaho, Meriwether Lewis collected the first plant of the genus that came to be called "Calochortus". The plant was given to Frederick Pursh for analysis and he assigned the new genus and species names, Calochortus elegans.
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