Fritillaria pluriflora |
Fritillaria striata |
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Adobe-lily |
striped abobe lily, striped Adobe-lily, striped Adobe-lily striped Adobe-lily |
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Bulb scales | large 1–12; small 0–2. |
large 2–7; small 0–1. |
Stem | 1.5–4.5 dm. |
2.5–3.8 dm. |
Leaves | 3–10, alternate, clustered near ground, 6–15 cm; blade elliptic to obovate-oblong. |
3–10, alternate, 6–7 cm; blade oblong-ovate, ± glaucous. |
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, fragrant; tepals white to pink, often striped red, oblanceolate, 2–3.5 cm, apex acute to apiculate, usually recurved; nectaries at base of tepals, green, outlined with lavender, linear; style barely branched, branches shorter than 1.5 mm. |
Capsules | obtusely angled. |
angled. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Fritillaria pluriflora |
Fritillaria striata |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Apr. | Flowering Mar–May. |
Habitat | Adobe soil of interior foothills | Adobe soil |
Elevation | 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA |
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 striata is considered rare and endangered in California, the greatest threat at present being loss of habitat due to cattle grazing. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 170. | FNA vol. 26, p. 171. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Fritillaria | Liliaceae > Fritillaria |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Torrey ex Bentham: Pl. Hartw., 338. (1857) | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. (1931) |
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