Fritillaria pudica
Fritillaria pluriflora
yellow bell, yellow fritillary, yellow mission bells
Adobe-lily
large 4–5; small 85–125.
large 1–12; small 0–2.
0.7–3 dm.
1.5–4.5 dm.
2–8, subopposite to scattered, 3–20 cm;
blade linear to lanceolate.
3–10, alternate, clustered near ground, 6–15 cm;
blade elliptic to obovate-oblong.
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.
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.
angled.
obtusely angled.
= 24, 26.
= 24.
Fritillaria pudica
Fritillaria pluriflora
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.)
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.)
- Local floras:
BC, 
CA, 
OR, 
WA - Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos,
Flora NW, 
PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. 
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USDA Plants Database- LBJ Wildflower Center
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