Fritillaria biflora |
Fritillaria agrestis |
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chocolate-lily, mission bells |
stink bells |
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Bulb scales | large 2–8; small 0–4. |
large 2–9; small 0–2. |
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Stem | 1–4.5 dm. |
3–6 dm. |
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Leaves | 3–7, alternate, often ± crowded just above ground level, 5–19 cm; blade linear or oblong to narrowly ovate. |
5–12, alternate, crowded near proximal center of stem, 5–15 cm; blade linear to lanceolate-oblong. |
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Flowers | nodding, odorless or sometimes with unpleasant odor; tepals dark brown to greenish purple or yellowish green, narrowly ovoid, 1.8–4 cm, apex not recurved; nectaries prominent, purplish to greenish, narrowly linear, forming narrow band 2/3 to equaling tepal length; style obviously branched for 1/2–2/3 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm. |
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. |
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Capsules | angled. |
angled. |
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2n | = 24. |
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Fritillaria biflora |
Fritillaria agrestis |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Apr. | |||||
Habitat | Depressions with clay or other heavy soils | |||||
Elevation | 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
CA
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CA
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). This species is sometimes confused with Fritillaria agrestis, which grows in heavier soil and has flowers with an unpleasant odor. Fritillaria roderickii is still recognized by some botanists, but it appears to be little more than a localized flower-color variant of F. biflora var. biflora, and is valued by horticulturists for this reason. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
This species is uncommon. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 168. | FNA vol. 26. | ||||
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Fritillaria | Liliaceae > Fritillaria | ||||
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Synonyms | F. biflora var. agrestis | |||||
Name authority | Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 20: under plate 1663. (1834) | Greene: Erythea 3: 67. (1895) | ||||
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