Fritillaria pluriflora
Fritillaria biflora
Adobe-lily
chocolate-lily, mission bells
large 1–12; small 0–2.
large 2–8; small 0–4.
1.5–4.5 dm.
1–4.5 dm.
3–10, alternate, clustered near ground, 6–15 cm;
blade elliptic to obovate-oblong.
3–7, alternate, often ± crowded just above ground level, 5–19 cm;
blade linear or oblong to narrowly ovate.
nodding, not noticeably fragrant;
tepals pinkish purple, obovate, 2–3.5 cm, apex rounded to acute, not recurved;
nectaries lavender, narrowly linear, 2/3 tepal length;
style unbranched.
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.
obtusely angled.
angled.
= 24.
Fritillaria pluriflora
Fritillaria biflora
Of conservation concern.
Fritillaria pluriflora is considered rare and endangered in California and is in cultivation.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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.)
1. Leaf blade widely lanceolate to oblanceolate. | var. biflora |
1. Leaf blade linear to narrowly lanceolate. | var. ineziana |
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