Calochortus spatulatus is a Mexican species of plants in the lily family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua south as far as Oaxaca.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
Calochortus spatulatus is a bulb-forming herb up to 40 cm tall, sometimes branched, sometimes not. Flowers are purple, oriented horizontally or sometimes nodding (hanging downward).Watson, Sereno 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 267Painter, Joseph Hannum 1911. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 13(10): 348
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External links Pacific Bulb Society Calochortus Species Six photos of several species Flickr photos SEINet, Arizona Chapter, Calochortus spatulatus S.Watson