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Fritillaria affinis

checker lily, chocolate lily, rice-root lily
Habit Perennial herb from a small, scaly bulb and numerous rice-sized offset bulblets, the unbranched, glabrous stem 1.5-10 dm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves in 1-2 whorls of 3-5 and scattered upward, lanceolate, 5-15 cm. long and 3-25 mm. broad.
Flowers

Flowers usually 2-5 in a raceme, broadly bell-shaped, pendant, strongly mottled, purplish to greenish or yellowish;

tepals 6, lanceolate, distinct, 20-30 mm. long; the 6 slender filaments 2-3 times as long as the anthers;

styles attached to each other about 1/3 of their length.
Fruits

Capsule 2 cm. long, broadly winged.

Fritillaria affinis
Flowering time April-June
Habitat Prairies, balds, and grassy bluffs to woodlands and coniferous forests, sea level to fairly high elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, disjunct in eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
F. camschatcensis, F. pudica
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