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Fritillaria pudica

yellow bell, yellow fritillary, yellow mission bells
Bulb scales

large 4–5; small 85–125.
Stem

0.7–3 dm.
Leaves

2–8, subopposite to scattered, 3–20 cm;

blade linear to lanceolate.
Flowers

nodding;

tepals yellow to orange, some lined brown, aging to brick red, 0.8–2.2 cm;

nectaries near base of tepals, green, elliptic to round;

style unbranched.
Capsules

angled.
2n

= 24, 26.

Fritillaria pudica
Phenology Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Grassy, shrubby, or wooded slopes
Elevation 0–2100 m (0–6900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; BC
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Discussion

Fritillaria pudica is highly variable and has one of the widest distributions of all the North American species of the genus. It was commonly used as food by Native Americans. The small bulbs were often eaten raw, and the larger ones were either dried or cooked in various ways. The Okanogan-Colville tribe used the appearance of F. pudica flowers as a sign that spring had arrived, and the Shuswap tribe used them in bouquets.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 170.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Fritillaria
Sibling taxa
F. affinis, F. agrestis, F. atropurpurea, F. biflora, F. brandegeei, F. camschatcensis, F. eastwoodiae, F. falcata, F. gentneri, F. glauca, F. liliacea, F. micrantha, F. ojaiensis, F. pinetorum, F. pluriflora, F. purdyi, F. recurva, F. striata, F. viridea
Synonyms Lilium pudicum
Name authority (Pursh) Sprengel: Syst. Veg. 2: 64. (1825)
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