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Flower:Lily, Cascade Mariposa
Reference:Cone Peak Link
Family:Lily
Genus / Species:Calochortus subalpinus
Notes:Also known as Mountain Cat's Ear, Cascade Cat's Ear, and Lobb's Mariposa Lily. Look for the purple dot near the base of each sepal that serves to distinguish it from the lowland species C. tolmiei.
Photo:

Cone Peak, Willamette National Forest - - - June 20, 2002

Guide:Wildflowers1 by Horn / Wildflowers of the Western Cascades by Ross & Chambers / Pacific States Wildflowers by Niehaus & Ripper