- mariposa, mariposa tulip, mariposa lily - any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico
--1 is a kind of liliaceous plant
--1 is a member of Calochortus, genus Calochortus
--1 has particulars:star tulip, elegant cat's ears, Calochortus elegans; desert mariposa tulip, Calochortus kennedyi; yellow mariposa tulip, Calochortus luteus; sagebrush mariposa tulip, Calochortus macrocarpus