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

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily

Calochortus tolmiei

Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Tolmie's mariposa blooming along the Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail (BLM), south side of Eight Dollar Mountain, Josephine County, OR.....April 21, 2021.

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Tolmie's mariposa blooming at the Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Wayside, Josephine County, OR.....April 21, 2021.

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

A close-up of Tolmie's mariposa as seen Bigelow Basin, Siskiyou National Forest.........July 15, 2012.

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Tolmie's mariposa as seen on Upper Table Rock to the northwest of Medford, Oregon...........April 28, 2012.

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Tolmie's mariposa as seen along Eight Dollar Mountain Road at the southwest corner of Eight Dollar Mountain, Siskiyou region of Oregon.........April 29, 2012.

Nodding fruit of Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Flower of Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

A close-up sideview of the nodding fruit and a sideview of a flower of Tolmie's mariposa as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve..........June 2006.

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Tolmie's mariposa as seen between Nickel and Table Mountains on the ridgetop to the north of Cow Creek, about a dozen miles west of Riddle, OR.......June 10, 2017.

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Habitat of Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Tolmie's mariposa blooming along the access road to the King Mountain Rock Garden ACEC in northeastern Josephine County, OR.........June 11, 2017.

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi) - Cat's Ears, Pussy Ears, Tolmie's Cat's-ears, Tolmie's Mariposa, Tolmie's Mariposa-lily, Tolmie's Star-tulip, Oregon Mariposa Lily: Calochortus tolmiei (Synonyms: Calochortus maweanus, Calochortus purdyi)

Early-blooming Tolmie's mariposa on slopes above Eight Dollar Mountain Road about one-quarter mile east of the green bridge over the Illinois River, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......April 6, 2022.

Paul Slichter