# White Globe Lily

*Calochortus albus*

Its petals are fringed with delicate hairs and curve inward, creating a protected micro-environment for its insect pollinators.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Liliaceae › Calochortus
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Shady canyons, oak woodlands, and brushy slopes.
- **Diet:** Photosynthetic (sunlight, water, soil minerals).
- **Range:** California Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, Peninsular Ranges
- **Size:** 20 to 80 cm in height.
- **Lifespan:** Perennial; bulbs can survive for decades if undisturbed.
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation, invasive grasses, and illegal poaching for gardens.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. Observe from the trail to avoid crushing delicate bulbs. Never pick wildflowers; they are essential food for local pollinators and need to set seed for next year.

## About

Calochortus albus is a species in the genus Calochortus in the family Liliaceae . It is also known by the common names fairy lantern , white fairy lantern , pink fairy lantern , lantern of the fairies , globe lily , white globe lily , white globe-tulip , alabaster tulip , Indian bells, satin bells , snowy lily-bell , and snow drops .

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/761d88ac-0bd9-4113-8163-a916d62b675b
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51315
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calochortus albus
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/202702451/medium.jpg (Cricket Raspet, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.