Located in grasslands, perennial bulb, one ft. hgt., fls. white-lavender, soil clay-serpentine, in areas of higher serpentine, sunny, dry, in summer, assoc. pls., Calystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalis, Sisyrinchium bellum, Bloomeria crocea, Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia, Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum.
(Syn. Mariposa argillosus, Calochortus superbus)
Calochortus argillosus tolerates clay and serpentine.
Foliage of Calochortus argillosus is deciduous.
Flower of Calochortus argillosus has color violet.
Communities for Calochortus argillosus:Coastal Sage Scrub and Central Oak Woodland.
