[Mariposa Lilies: The Genus Calochortus in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Cascade Mariposa Lily, Cat's-ear, Mountain Mariposa Lily, Subalpine Mariposa Lily

Calochortus subalpinus

Synonym: Calochortus lobbii

Cascade mariposa blooming at left along the old north access road to the summit of Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 17, 2014. The photo at right shows Cascade mariposa blooming along the ridgeline that makes up Monte Cristo, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......June 18, 2021.

Subalpine mariposa lily in bloom at left along the South Tieton Trail #1120, Wenatchee National Forest.........August 28, 2013. The photo at right along the Lowder Mountain Trail #3329, Three Sisters Wilderness......June 23, 2018.

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Subalpine mariposa lilies blooming at a rock outcrop along the Strawberry Mountain Trail #220 about one half mile south of the summit of Strawberry Mountain, boundary of the Mt. St. Helens National Monument and Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........June 21, 2015.

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A meadow full of blooming subalpine mariposa lilies in bloom (at left) along the Timberline Trail #600 betwen Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort and the north rim of the White River Canyon, Mt. Hood National Forest..........July 23, 2017. The photo at center shows maturing fruits of the subalpine mariposa as seen on a bald atop Castle Rock, Willamette National Forest.......June 24, 2018. The photo at right shows a subalpine mariposa lily with flower buds and erect basal leaf as seen in meadows atop Monte Cristo, Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve......June 21, 2022.

Subalpine mariposa lilies blooming along the trail from High Prairie to Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness........July 16, 2017.

Subalpine mariposa lilies as seen along the Butte Camp Trail #238A above Butte Camp Meadows, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument......August 11, 2022.

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Subalpine mariposa lilies blooming on a bald along the Pacific Crest Trail between the junction of the Cedar Creek Trail #149A and the junction of the Big Huckleberry Mountain Trail #135, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.......June 23, 2024.

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The photo at center shows subalpine mariposa in bloom on ski slopes at Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area......July 6, 2019. The photo at right shows subalpine mariposa in bloom on ski slopes at Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area......July4, 2021.

Paul Slichter