Calochortus albus (White Globe Lily)

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Calochortus albus, photographed by Ken-ichi Ueda — fig. a Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-11 / obs. 205323530

Calochortus albus, photographed by joergmlpts — fig. b joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204719764

Calochortus albus, photographed by Millie Basden — fig. c Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204735335

Calochortus albus, photographed by Madeleine Claire — fig. d Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202483198

Calochortus albus, photographed by Amthinkia — fig. e Amthinkia, CC0 1.0 / obs. 201130788

Calochortus albus, photographed by Henrik Kibak — fig. h Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200652782

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Also published as 6 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

Calochortus albus var. paniculatus (Lindl.) Baker
Calochortus albus var. rubellus Greene
Calochortus englerianus Engl.
Calochortus lanternus Davidson
Cyclobothra alba Benth.
Cyclobothra paniculata Lindl.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.

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