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Description:

I've heard it called a cat's ear... what is its latin name, etc?

Species ID Suggestions

Cat's Ear

Calochortus elegans

Comments (5)

This is native to the united states ,from California to Montana.
http://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Wildflower/plant-Cats-Ear-Elegant.html
This sight http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Calochortus+elegans said that it can be found slightly beyond Californian boarders :) So I agree that this is Calorchtus elegans.
It's in the genus Calorchtus. Calorchtus elegans is the species sometimes called Cat's Ear. I know it's found in California, but I don't know if it's found in Oregon.

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