Liliaceae

Tolmie star-tulip

Calochortus tolmiei Hook. & Arn.

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Calochortus

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Tolmie star-tulip (Calochortus tolmiei) — FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Tolmie star-tulip
Spanish: Orejas de gato

Synonyms

Calochortus elegans Baker
Calochortus elegans var. lobbii Baker
Calochortus galei Peck
Calochortus glaucus Regel
Calochortus maweanus var. major Purdy
Calochortus maweanus var. roseus Purdy
Calochortus purdyi Eastw.
Calochortus purdyi Mast.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 3,543 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rebecca Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Carina, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.