[Mariposa Lilies and Star Tulips: The Genus Calochortus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Cat's Ear Lily, Dwarf Cat's Ear, Dwarf Star Tulip

Calochortus elegans var. nanus

Synonyms: Calochortus coeruleus var. nanus, Calochortus elegans var. oreophilus, Calochortus nanus

Dwarf cat's ear spotted in bloom (with Tolmie's mariposa, Calochortus tolmiei) along the access road to the King Mountain Rock Garden ACEC, northeastern Josephine County, OR.........June 11, 2017.

Dwarf Cat's ear spotted in bloom atop Observation Peak, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest........July 15, 2020. The photo at lower right also shows Siskiyou onion (Allium siskiyouense)..

Dwarf star tulips still in bloom atop Big Red Mountain, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.......July 16, 2020.

Paul Slichter