Fritillaria agrestis
Fritillaria pudica
stink bells
yellow bell, yellow fritillary, yellow mission bells
large 2–9; small 0–2.
large 4–5; small 85–125.
3–6 dm.
0.7–3 dm.
5–12, alternate, crowded near proximal center of stem, 5–15 cm;
blade linear to lanceolate-oblong.
2–8, subopposite to scattered, 3–20 cm;
blade linear to lanceolate.
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.
nodding;
tepals yellow to orange, some lined brown, aging to brick red, 0.8–2.2 cm;
nectaries near base of tepals, green, elliptic to round;
style unbranched.
angled.
angled.
= 24.
= 24, 26.
Fritillaria agrestis
Fritillaria pudica
This species is uncommon.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Fritillaria pudica is highly variable and has one of the widest distributions of all the North American species of the genus. It was commonly used as food by Native Americans. The small bulbs were often eaten raw, and the larger ones were either dried or cooked in various ways. The Okanogan-Colville tribe used the appearance of F. pudica flowers as a sign that spring had arrived, and the Shuswap tribe used them in bouquets.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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