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scarlet fritillary

checker-lily, chocolate lily, mission bells

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

Distribution
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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
F. affinis, F. atropurpurea, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. gentneri, F. glauca, F. pudica, F. purdyi
F. atropurpurea, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. gentneri, F. glauca, F. pudica, F. purdyi, F. recurva
Synonyms Fritillaria affinis var. affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata
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