Cat's Ear
Picture by Leah MacLean
Scientific name: Calochortus elegans.
Common names: Mariposa lily, star lily, cats ear.
This site was made by Sasha Demorest on June 14th. 2006. Cat's ear is a beautiful flowering plant. I find it interesting that you can eat the bulb of a cat's ear. Click this link to learn how.
Map of Plant Range
| Link | Description |
| http://plants.usda.gov/ | Useful information about cats ear, along with maps, pictures, etc. |
| http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&testing=123&query_src=photos_flora_index&rel-taxon=equals&where-taxon=Calochortus+elegans+&rel-namesoup=matchphrase&where-namesoup=&where-lifeform=any&rel-location=matchphrase&where-location=&rel-country=eq&where-country=any&rel-state=eq&where-state=any&where-county=any&where-collectn=any&rel-photographer=eq&where-photographer=any&rel-kwid=equals&where-kwid= | A large variety of detailed pictures. |
| http://www.anaflora.com/articles/fe-profiles/cats-ear.html | Article about cats ear with accurate information. |
Information from USDA plants database:
-Kindom: Plantae (Plants)
-Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
-Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
-Class: Liliopsida (monocotyledons)
-Subclass: Liliidae
-Order: Liliales
-Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)
-Genus: Calochortus pursh (Mariposa lily)
-Species: Calochortus elegans purch (Elegant mariposa lily)
-Symbol: CAEL
-Group: Monocot
-Growth Habit: Forb/Herb
-Duration: Perennial
-U.S. Nativity: Native
-Grows In: California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, & Washington