[Wikipedia] Description, Varieties, Formerly Included taxa: It is a member of the chaparral flora. Most of the California locales occur between Santa Barbara County and San Diego County, but there is a report of an isolated population along Salmon Creek in southern Monterey County. There is a basal leaf up to 40 centimeters long which withers by the time the plant blooms. The petals are oval or wedge-shaped and may be any of a variety of colors, from cream to deep yellow to reddish purple. The petals often have reddish brown borders and flecks, and a coating of hairs on the inner surface. Varieties Calochortus weedii var. intermedius Ownbey - Orange, Los Angeles, + Riverside Counties Calochortus weedii var. peninsularis Ownbey - Baja California Calochortus weedii var. weedii - California + Baja California formerly included Three taxa once considered varieties of Calochortus weedii are now generally classified as distinct species: Calochortus weedii var. obispoensis, now called Calochortus obispoensis Calochortus weedii var. purpurascens, now called Calochortus fimbriatus Calochortus weedii var. vestus, now called Calochortus fimbriatus (link added by Mary Ann Machi)