OregonFlora: Fritillaria agrestis vs. Fritillaria pudica

	Fritillaria agrestis	Fritillaria pudica
		yellow bells, yellow fritillary
Stems		5–25 cm.
Leaves		2–8, subopposite or alternate, 3–15(18)cm long; blades linear to lanceolate.
Flowers		perianth segments 1–2.5 cm long, yellow to orange, sometimes aging to red; some lined brown and/or brown at base; nectaries; shallow and at base of perianth segments; oval to round; style unbranched.
Fruits		capsules angled.
2n		=24.

	Fritillaria agrestis	Fritillaria pudica
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion		Grassy or shrubby areas, open woods, often on slopes. Flowering Mar–May. 0–2600m. BR, BW, Casc, Col, ECas, Lava, Owy, Sisk. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to British Columbia and Alberta, east to NB, southeast to NM. Native. Fritillaria pudica is unique among Oregon species within the genus because of its unmottled perianth segments.
Source		Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 302 Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa	F. affinis, F. atropurpurea, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. gentneri, F. glauca, F. pudica, F. purdyi, F. recurva	F. affinis, F. atropurpurea, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. gentneri, F. glauca, F. purdyi, F. recurva
Web links	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Fritillaria agrestis

Fritillaria pudica

yellow bells, yellow fritillary

Stems

5–25 cm.

Leaves

2–8, subopposite or alternate, 3–15(18)cm long;

blades linear to lanceolate.

Flowers

perianth segments 1–2.5 cm long, yellow to orange, sometimes aging to red; some lined brown and/or brown at base; nectaries; shallow and at base of perianth segments; oval to round;

style unbranched.

Fruits

capsules angled.

=24.

Fritillaria agrestis

Fritillaria pudica

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Grassy or shrubby areas, open woods, often on slopes. Flowering Mar–May. 0–2600m. BR, BW, Casc, Col, ECas, Lava, Owy, Sisk. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to British Columbia and Alberta, east to NB, southeast to NM. Native.

Fritillaria pudica is unique among Oregon species within the genus because of its unmottled perianth segments.

Source

Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 302
Stephen Meyers

Sibling taxa