Fritillaria micrantha |
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brown bells, brown fritillary |
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Bulb scales | large 1–4; small 12–60. |
Stem | 4–9 dm. |
Leaves | in 1–3 whorls of 4–6 leaves per node proximally, alternate distally, 4.5–15 cm, usually shorter than inflorescence; blade linear to narrowly lanceolate; distal leaves usually ± equaling proximalmost leaf. |
Flowers | nodding; tepals purplish to greenish white, sometimes faintly mottled, 1–2 cm, apex not recurved; nectaries greenish white, dotted purple, narrowly lanceolate, more than 1/3 but less than 1/2 tepal length; style obviously branched for 1/3–2/3 its length, branches strongly recurved, longer than 1.5 mm. |
Capsules | broadly winged. |
2n | = 24. |
Fritillaria micrantha |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Habitat | Dry benches and slopes to forest |
Elevation | 300–1800 m (1000–5900 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 170. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Fritillaria |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | F. parviflora |
Name authority | A. Heller: Muhlenbergia 6: 83. (1910) |
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