Fritillaria pudica
Fritillaria striata
yellow bell, yellow fritillary, yellow mission bells
striped abobe lily, striped Adobe-lily, striped Adobe-lily striped Adobe-lily
large 4–5; small 85–125.
large 2–7; small 0–1.
0.7–3 dm.
2.5–3.8 dm.
2–8, subopposite to scattered, 3–20 cm;
blade linear to lanceolate.
3–10, alternate, 6–7 cm;
blade oblong-ovate, ± glaucous.
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, 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.
angled.
angled.
= 24, 26.
= 24.
Fritillaria pudica
Fritillaria striata
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 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.)
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OR, 
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