Fritillaria recurva |
Fritillaria affinis |
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scarlet fritillary |
checker-lily, chocolate lily, mission bells |
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Stems | 20–70 cm. |
10–70 cm. |
Leaves | in 1–3 whorls of 2–5 leaves per node or alternate, 3–10(15)cm long; blades linear to narrowly lanceolate. |
in whorls of 2–8 per node and alternate, 4–14 cm long; blades linear-lanceolate to ovate. |
Flowers | perianth segments oblong to oblanceolate, 2–4 cm long, red to burgundy with checkered yellow mottling within and purple mottling without; apex strongly recurved; nectaries narrowly lanceolate; up to 25% of perianth segment length; style branched for 25– 50% its length. |
cupshaped; perianth segments oblong to ovate; (1.5)2–4 cm, brown-purple with yellow mottling to yellow-green with purple mottling, rarely unmottled; apex not recurved; nectaries yellow with purple dots; equal to or over 50% of perianth length; style branched approximately 50% its length. |
Fruits | capsules winged. |
capsules winged. |
2n | =24, 36. |
=24, 36. |
Fritillaria recurva |
Fritillaria affinis |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Dry open woods and scrubland. Flowering Mar–May. 200– 1500m. Casc, ECas, Sisk. CA, NV. Native. Fritillaria recurva and F. micrantha are hypothesized by some authorities to be the parental species of F. eastwoodiae (McFarlane 1978). More study is needed. |
Meadows, edges of forests, open oak and pine forests, occasionally on somewhat rocky slopes and outcrops. Flowering Mar–Jun. 0–2100m. Casc, Col, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia. Native. Fritillaria affinis is a highly variable species. Some morphologically distinct populations may deserve taxonomic recognition. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 302 Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 301 Stephen Meyers |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Fritillaria affinis var. affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata | |
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