Alternate name: Elegant Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae, Lily view all from this family
Description A small plant with slender, bent stems and a few white flowers in a branched cluster shorter than the single grass-like leaf.
Flowers: about 1" (2.5 cm) wide; sepals 3, lanceolate; petals 3, broad, slightly longer than sepals, densely hairy on surface, often with a purple crescent near base above the gland, on whose lower side is a fringed membrane.
Leaves: 4-8" (10-20 cm) long.
Height: 2-8" (5-20 cm).
Flower May-June.
Habitat Grassy hillsides and open coniferous woods.
Range Southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to western Montana.
Discussion The name Star Tulip refers to the flower's shape and Cat's Ears to the petal's resemblance to a kitten's ear. Similar species are distinguished by characteristics of the gland and pod.
