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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Gunnison's Mariposa Lily

Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily

Bloom Season: May - September

Habitat: montane grasslands, dry to moist meadows, sagebrush steppe, and open coniferous forests or aspen glades

Photography Notes: Very cooperative

Credits: Jason Fazio, 9 July

Basionym

Symphyotrichum falcatum (formerly Aster falcatus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Commonly called white prairie aster and western heath aster,[5] it is native to a widespread area of central and western North America.

El Paso County Wildflower Project - Gunnison's Mariposa Lily

Image Credit: Jason Fazio | 9 July

El Paso County Wildflower Project - Gunnison's Mariposa Lily

Image Credit: Jason Fazio | 9 July

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Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily (endemic) (native) is one of many wildflowers featured in the El Paso CO Wildflower Project, a community-built field guide documenting the wildflowers of El Paso County, Colorado.