Flora of North America species comparison

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Fritillaria purdyi

Purdy's fritillary
Bulb scales

large 2–8; small 0–3.
Stem

1–4 dm.
Leaves

2–10, alternate, ± crowded near ground, 2.5–10 cm;

blade ovate, occasionally a few sickle-shaped.
Flowers

horizontal or nodding;

tepals white, with purple spots or lines and pink shading, 1.5–3 cm, apex often slightly recurved;

nectaries obscure, colored like tepals, broadly linear, ± equaling tepal length;

style obviously branched for 1/2 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm.
Capsules

acutely angled.
2n

= 24.

Fritillaria purdyi
Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Dry ridges, generally on serpentine
Elevation 400–2100 m (1300–6900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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Source FNA vol. 26, p. 171.
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. pudica, F. recurva, F. striata, F. viridea
Name authority Eastwood: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 75, plate 6. (1902)
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