species 201 observations
Shirley Meadows Star-tulip
Calochortus westonii
Field notes
Calochortus westonii, common name Shirley Meadows star-tulip, is a rare endemic plant known only from the Greenhorn Mountains range of the southern Sierra Nevada, within Kern and Tulare Counties, California.
It grows in open locations in meadows and woodlands at elevations of 1,500–2,000 m (4,900–6,600 ft). It is vulnerable due to habitat loss from logging, development of ski resort, and fuel breaks.
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
California Fairy Bee
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Ornate Checkered Beetle, Variable Checkerspot, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Wide-striped Sweat Bee 6
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.