Liliaceae

Lily Family

Agave x arizonica.  ARIZONA AGAVE.  Succulent subshrub.  Probably originated as a hybrid between Agave chrysantha and A. toumeyana var. bella. Far southern Yavapai County, northern Gila County [ARPC].

Agave delamateri.  RICK'S AGAVE.  TONTO BASIN AGAVE.  Succulent subshrub.  Eastern Yavapai County, western Gila County; including Tonto Basin, Sierra Ancha, Mazatzal Mountains, Theodore Roosevelt Lake, and Verde River; at elevations 2350-5100 feet [ARPC].

Agave deserti.  DESERT AGAVE.  Succulent subshrub.  Reported in southern Mohave and western Yavapai, and on the north side of Grand Canyon in Coconino County, at 750-3500 feet [McD].

Agave murpheyi.  HOHOKAM AGAVE.  MURPHEY'S CENTURY PLANT.  Succulent subshrub.  Southern Yavapai County, western Gila County; 1350-2950 feet [ARPC].

Agave parryi.  PARRY'S AGAVE.  Succulent subshrub.  Found in Yavapai and Coconino counties, 4500-8000 feet [McD].  Noted as low as 4400 feet elevation in Verde Valley east of Mingus Mountain, Yavapai County [LD].

Agave sp.  DEER CREEK AGAVE.  Succulent subshrub.  Undescribed entity known from only four sites within Grand Canyon National Park, associated with pre-Columbian archaeological features and perhaps cultivated by Native Americans; 2300-2900 feet [ARPC].

Agave utahensis.  UTAH AGAVE.  Succulent subshrub.  Found in Mohave and Coconino counties, 3000-7500 feet [McD].

Allium acuminatum.  TAPERTIP ONION.  Perennial.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 2000-7000 feet [McD].

Allium atrorubens var. cristatum (=Allium nevadense var. cristatum).  DARKRED ONION.  Perennial.  Found in central and northern Mohave counties and northwestern Coconino counties, 4000-7000 feet [McD].

Allium bigelovii.  BIGELOW'S ONION.  Perennial.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino and Navajo counties, 1500-5000 feet [McD].

Allium bisceptrum var. palmeri (=Allium palmeri).  ASPEN ONION.  Perennial.  Found throughout region at 4000-10,000 feet [McD].

Allium cernuum.  NODDING ONION.  Perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5000-8500 feet [McD].

Allium geyeri.  GEYER'S ONION.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5000-10,000 feet [McD, who also describes var. tenerum but does not definitely state that it has been found in the region].

Allium gooddingii.  GOODDING'S ONION.  Perennial.  White Mountains, Apache County, 9000-9500 feet [McD].  Chuska Mountains and White Mountains of Apache County; 7500-11,250 feet [ARPC].

Allium macropetalum.  LARGEFLOWER ONION.  Perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 3500-7000 feet [McD].

Allium parishii.  PARISH'S ONION.  Perennial.  Collected in 1903 in extreme southwestern Mohave County in the Chemehuevi Valley [McD].

Androstephium breviflorum.  PINK FUNNEL LILY.  Perennial.  Reported from Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, at 4000-7000 feet [McD].

Asparagus officinalis.  GARDEN ASPARAGUS.  Perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, at 3700-5500 feet [McD].

Calochortus ambiguus.  DOUBTING MARIPOSA LILY.  Perennial.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 3000-8000 feet [McD].

Calochortus aureus (=Calochortus nuttalli var. aureus).  GOLDEN MARIPOSA LILY.  Perennial.  Described by McDougall without range given or even that it definitely occurs in the region [McD].

Calochortus flexuosus.  WINDING MARIPOSA LILY.  Perennial.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 1500-7000 feet [McD].

Calochortus gunnisonii.  GUNNISON'S MARIPOSA LILY.  Perennial.  Reported in Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6500-8000 feet [McD].

Calochortus kennedyi.  DESERT MARIPOSA LILY.  Perennial.  Found in Mohave and Yavapai counties at 5000 feet or lower [McD].

Calochortus nuttallii.  SEGO LILY.  Perennial.  Found throughout region at 4500-8000 feet [McD].

Dichelostemma capitatum (=Dichelostemma pulchellum; Brodiaea capitata).  BLUEDICKS.  Perennial.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 5000 feet or lower [McD].  Northern Gila County at Mazatzal Rest Area, ca. 3200 feet [LD].

Disporum trachycarpum.  ROUGHFRUIT FAIRYBELLS.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 5400-9500 feet [McD].

Echeandia flavescens (=Anthericum torreyi).  TORREY'S CRAG-LILY.  Perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6000-10,000 feet [McD].

Eremocrinum albomarginatum.  LONELY LILY.  Perennial.  Reported from northern Navajo and Apache counties, at ca. 5000-5500 feet [McD].

Fritillaria atropurpurea.  SPOTTED FRITILLARY.  Perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 5400-8500 feet [McD].

Hesperocallis undulata.  DESERT LILY.  Perennial.  Found in Mohave County below 2500 feet [McD].

Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule (=Smilacina racemosa var. amplexicaulis).  LARGE FALSE SOLOMON'S-SEAL.  FALSE SPIKENARD.  SOLOMON'S-PLUME.  FEATHERY FALSE LILY OF THE VALLEY.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5600-10,000 feet [McD, who also indicates that the typical species may be found in the region; this, however, is contradicted by USDA PLANTS which shows the typical species as mostly eastern].

Maianthemum stellatum (=Smilacina stellata).  LITTLE FALSE SOLOMON'S-SEAL.  STARFLOWER SOLOMON'S-SEAL.  STARRY FALSE LILY OF THE VALLEY.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, at 5400-10,000 feet [McD].

Nolina bigelovii.  BIGELOW'S NOLINA.  Shrub.  Found in Mohave and western Yavapai counties, and in Grand Canyon in Coconino County [McD].

Nolina microcarpa.  SACAHUISTA.  Shrub or subshrub.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 3000-6500 feet [McD].  At 6700 feet in Hualapai Mountain Park, Mohave County [LD].

Nolina parryi.  PARRY'S BEARGRASS.  Shrub.  Reported in Mohave and Coconino counties [McD].

Nothoscordum texanum.  TEXAS FALSE GARLIC.  Perennial.  Found in Yavapai County, at 4000-6500 feet [McD].

Polygonatum cobrense.  MCKITTRICK'S SOLOMON'S SEAL.  Perennial.  Found in southern Navajo County, 5600-7000 feet [McD].

Streptopus amplexifolius.  CLASPLEAF TWISTEDSTALK.  Perennial.  Reported from the White Mountains in Apache County at 10,000-11,000 feet [McD, misspelling the specific name "amplexicaulis"].

Triteleia lemmoniae.  OAK CREEK TRITELEIA.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 5000-7500 feet [McD].

Veratrum californicum.  CORN-LILY.  CALIFORNIA FALSE HELLEBORE.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 7500-9000 feet [McD].

Yucca angustissima.  NARROWLEAF YUCCA.  Shrub.  Found throughout region, at 3000-7500 feet [McD].

Yucca baccata.  BANANA YUCCA.  Subshrub.  Found throughout region at 3000-8000 feet [McD].

Yucca baileyi.  NAVAJO YUCCA.  Shrub.  Similar distribution as Yucca angustissima [McD].

Yucca brevifolia.  JOSHUA TREE.  Tree.  Found in Mohave and southwestern Yavapai counties, up to about 3500 feet [McD].

Yucca elata.  SOAPTREE.  SOAPTREE YUCCA.  Shrub or tree.  Found in Yavapai County at 2500-6000 feet [McD].  Grand Canyon National Park, Hermit Trail ca. 3360 feet [LD].

Yucca schidigera.  MOJAVE YUCCA.  MOHAVE YUCCA.  Shrub.  Western Mohave County up to about 3500 feet [McD].

Yucca whipplei.  OUR-LORDS-CANDLE.  CHAPARRAL YUCCA.  Shrub or subshrub.  Found along the southern bank of the Colorado River in Mohave County, at 1000-2000 feet [McD].

Zephyranthes longifolia.  COPPER ZEPHYRLILY.  Perennial.  Found near Clarkdale, Yavapai County, at ca. 3500 feet [McD].

Zigadenus elegans.  MOUNTAIN DEATH CAMAS.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 5000-10,000 feet [McD].

Zigadenus paniculatus.  FOOTHILL DEATH CAMAS.  Perennial.  Reported in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5500-7500 feet [McD].

Zigadenus virescens.  GREEN DEATH CAMAS.  Perennial.  Reported from the White Mountains in Apache County [McD].

This page revised 6 July 2008.