Tolmie’s Mariposa Lily (Calochortus tolmiei)

Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR, 5/2017.

This low elevation west-side species of Calochortus is notable for the extreme hairiness inside the flower.  More than other Mariposa lilies (“butterfly” in spanish), (more…)

September 24, 2017 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, Coastal, Coastal, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, lily, Low Elevation, May, Oregon, pink, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, white, Willamette Valley | Tags: Baskett Slough, Dallas, Flowers, kruckeberg, mariposa, onps, Oregon, wildflower | Leave a comment