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White mariposa lily        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Identifying wildflowers can be a challenge, especially if they are not collected, but I think this large, graceful flower is Calochortus eurycarpus, known as the white, big-pod, or wing-fruited mariposa lily.   I found this one growing all by itself in a canyon off of the Salmon River in Idaho -- as far as I could tell, it was the only one blooming in the entire area.
              other attractive Calochortus are C. nuttalli, C. concolor, C. palmeri, C. kennedyi, C. splendens, C. weedii, and my favorite, C. plummerae.

  • Canon 1D4; Sigma 150 mm macro lens, some with ringflash (2014)