Flora of North America species comparison

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Fritillaria agrestis

stink bells
Bulb scales

large 2–9; small 0–2.
Stem

3–6 dm.
Leaves

5–12, alternate, crowded near proximal center of stem, 5–15 cm;

blade linear to lanceolate-oblong.
Flowers

nodding, odor definitely unpleasant;

tepals greenish to purplish brown adaxially, white or yellow abaxially, ovate, 1.8–3.5 cm, apex not recurved;

nectaries prominent, green, narrowly linear, forming narrow band 2/3 to equaling tepal length;

style obviously branched for 1/2 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm.
Capsules

angled.
2n

= 24.

Fritillaria agrestis
Phenology Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat Depressions with clay or other heavy soils
Elevation 0–500 m (0–1600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

This species is uncommon.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Fritillaria
Sibling taxa
F. affinis, F. atropurpurea, F. biflora, F. brandegeei, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. falcata, F. gentneri, F. glauca, F. liliacea, F. micrantha, F. ojaiensis, F. pinetorum, F. pluriflora, F. pudica, F. purdyi, F. recurva, F. striata, F. viridea
Synonyms F. biflora var. agrestis
Name authority Greene: Erythea 3: 67. (1895)
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