Fritillaria recurva |
Fritillaria purdyi |
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scarlet fritillary |
Purdy's fritillary |
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Stems | 20–70 cm. |
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Leaves | in 1–3 whorls of 2–5 leaves per node or alternate, 3–10(15)cm long; blades linear to narrowly lanceolate. |
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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. |
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Fruits | capsules winged. |
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2n | =24, 36. |
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Fritillaria recurva |
Fritillaria purdyi |
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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. |
[This taxon does not have a floristic treatment in Flora of Oregon.] |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 302 Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1 |
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