Fritillaria pluriflora |
Fritillaria liliacea |
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Adobe-lily |
fragrant fritillary |
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Bulb scales | large 1–12; small 0–2. |
large 2–7; small 1–2. |
Stem | 1.5–4.5 dm. |
1–3.5 dm. |
Leaves | 3–10, alternate, clustered near ground, 6–15 cm; blade elliptic to obovate-oblong. |
2–20, alternate, 3.5–12 cm; blade linear to ovate. |
Flowers | 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 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. |
obtusely angled. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Fritillaria pluriflora |
Fritillaria liliacea |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Apr. | Flowering Feb–Apr. |
Habitat | Adobe soil of interior foothills | Heavy soil, open hills and fields near coast |
Elevation | 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA
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Discussion | 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.) |
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. 170. | FNA vol. 26, p. 169. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Fritillaria | Liliaceae > Fritillaria |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Torrey ex Bentham: Pl. Hartw., 338. (1857) | Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 20: under plate 1663. (1834) |
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