Sego lily

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The Sego lily is a delicate, white-petaled wildflower native to the western United States, particularly associated with Utah, where it holds cultural and historical significance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Calochortus nuttallii 1
Sego lily canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant
plant genus
plant species
state symbol
wildflower
associatedWithEvent Mormon pioneer survival during crop failures
bloomingSeason early summer
late spring
commonNameOf Sego lily self-linksurface differs
surface form: Calochortus nuttallii
culturalSignificanceIn Utah
describedBy Torrey & A. Gray
ediblePart bulb
elevationRange low to mid elevations in mountains and plateaus
family Liliaceae
flowerShape cup-shaped
foundInRegion Great Basin
Rocky Mountains
genus Calochortus
growthForm perennial herb
habitat dry meadows
open woodlands
sagebrush slopes
hasOrgan bulb
historicalSignificanceIn Utah
kingdom Plantae
nativeTo Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
western United States
order Liliales
petalColor cream
white
petalMarkings purple markings
yellow center
pollinatedBy insects
stateFlowerOf Utah
symbolizes hardship and survival
peace
purity
symbolOf Utah
usedAsFoodBy Mormon pioneers
Native American peoples
yearDescribed 1840s

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Utah hasOfficialFlower Sego lily
Sego lily commonNameOf Sego lily self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Calochortus nuttallii