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spotted fritillary

Fritillaria gentneri

Gentner's fritillary

Stem(s)

10–60 cm.

10–70 cm.

Leaves

in whorls of 2–3 leaves per node, 4–13 cm long;

blades linear to lanceolate.

in 1–3 whorls of 3–5 leaves per node or alternate, 5–15 cm long;

blades broadly linear to oblanceolate.

Flowers

widely spreading;

perianth oblong to more or less squareshaped, 1–2(2.5)cm long;

segments brownish purple with yellow or rarely white mottling;

apex not recurved;

nectaries obscure, covering most of perianth segments;

style branched for more than 50% its length.

perianth segments oblong to oblanceolate, 3–4 cm long, red to purple with yellow mottling;

apex weakly recurved or not;

nectaries linear, approximately 50% perianth segment length;

style branched for 33–50% its length.

Fruits

capsules angled.

capsules winged.

2n

=36.

Fritillaria atropurpurea

Fritillaria gentneri

Distribution
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Discussion

Dry or grassy slopes, often under trees or bushes. Flowering May–Jul. 100–2500m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas, Owy, Sisk. CA, ID, NV; east to ND and NB, southeast to NM. Native.

Dry woodlands. Flowering Apr–May. 100–1600 m. Sisk. Native.

In addition to morphological traits, DNA evidence implies that F. gentneri is a hybrid between F. affinis and F. recurva (Meyers 2006). Whether this proposed hybridization event was recent or older warrants more study.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 301
Stephen Meyers
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 301
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
F. affinis, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. gentneri, F. glauca, F. pudica, F. purdyi, F. recurva
F. affinis, F. atropurpurea, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. glauca, F. pudica, F. purdyi, F. recurva
Synonyms Fritillaria adamantina
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