| Taxon | Calochortus albus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Liliaceae |
| Family common name(s) | lily; lilywort; lilyworts |
| Genus common name(s) | calochortus; calochortus lily; mariposa; mariposa-lily; mariposa lily; mariposalily; mariposa lilies; mariposa-tulip; mariposa tulip; butterfly-lily; butterfly lily; butterfly-tulip; butterfly tulip; globe-lily; globe lily; globelily; globe-tulip; globe tulip; sago-lily; sago lily; sego-lily; sego lily; star-tulip; star tulip; startulip |
| Species common name(s) | white fairy-lantern; white fairy lantern; white fairy-lanterns; white fairy lanterns; white globe-lily; white globe lily; white globelily; white globe-tulip; white globe tulip; white globelily lantern; snowy lily-bell; snowy lily bell; lantern of the fairies; alabaster tulip |
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| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | pink fairy-lantern [var. rubellus]; pink fairy lantern [var. rubellus]; pink fairy-lanterns [var. rubellus]; pink fairy lanterns [var. rubellus]; red fairy-lantern [var. rubellus]; red fairy lantern [var. rubellus]; red globe-lily [var. rubellus]; red globe lily [var. rubellus] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | white mariposa, white mariposa-lily, white mariposa lily are applied to multiple Calochortus taxa; fairy lantern, fairy-lantern, fairy lanterns, fairy-lanterns, hair-bell, hairbell, hair bell, satin bells, satin bell, satin-bell, lily-bell, lily bell are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian bells |
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| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. albus; var. rubellus Greene |
