Fritillaria liliacea |
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fragrant fritillary |
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Bulb scales | large 2–7; small 1–2. |
Stem | 1–3.5 dm. |
Leaves | 2–20, alternate, 3.5–12 cm; blade linear to ovate. |
Flowers | nodding, odorless or faintly fragrant; tepals white, striped green, 1–1.6 cm, apex not recurved; nectaries obscure, purplish to greenish, narrowly linear, forming narrow band 1/2–2/3 tepal length; style obviously branched for 1/2 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm. |
Capsules | obtusely angled. |
2n | = 24. |
Fritillaria liliacea |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Apr. |
Habitat | Heavy soil, open hills and fields near coast |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Fritillaria liliacea is sometimes confused with F. agrestis, which has flowers with an unpleasant odor. This species is in cultivation, and is considered rare and endangered in California. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 169. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Fritillaria |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 20: under plate 1663. (1834) |
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