Cat's-ear, Cascade Mariposa Lily, Mountain Mariposa Lily, Subalpine Mariposa Lily
Calochortus subalpinus
Synonym: Calochortus lobbii
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
flower of the subalpine mariposa lily as seen on the Island on the eastern slopes
of Mt. Adams.........July 17, 2006. Note the numerous whitish hairs
over the inner surface of each petal and the 3-sided pistil at the center of
the flower.
The photo above shows a side-view of the flower
of the subalpine mariposa lily as seen on the Island on the eastern slopes of
Mt. Adams..........July 17, 2006. Note the cup-like glands (brown-tinged
bulges at the base of each petal, the greenish-veined sepals, and the broad,
flattened surface of the leaf blade at left. The one or two basal leaves are
much longer than the height of the flower stem.
The photo above shows a close-up of cat's-ear
lily as seen in a meadow off Forest Road 80 at about 3800' above Wicky Shelter
on the south side of Mt. Adams...........May 28, 2005.
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Cat's-ear lily as seen in pine forest along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........May 24, 2016.
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The photo at left shows a close-up view of the
flower of the subalpine mariposa lily as seen on the Island on the eastern slopes
of Mt. Adams..........July 17, 2006. I'm wondering if ants might be
a common pollinator of this species since they are commonly seen clambering
around the flowers. The photo at right shows a nice display of subalpine mariposa lily along the upper Shorthorn Trail #12, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 10, 2020.
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The photo at left shows the basal leaves and inflorescence of subalpine mariposa lily as seen along Road S1750 at about 4050' on King Mt...........June 3, 2007. The photo at right shows subalpine mariposa lily in bloom along the eastern loop of the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......June 11, 2020.
Paul Slichter