Fritillaria purdyi |
Fritillaria striata |
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Purdy's fritillary |
striped abobe lily, striped Adobe-lily, striped Adobe-lily striped Adobe-lily |
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Bulb scales | large 2–8; small 0–3. |
large 2–7; small 0–1. |
Stem | 1–4 dm. |
2.5–3.8 dm. |
Leaves | 2–10, alternate, ± crowded near ground, 2.5–10 cm; blade ovate, occasionally a few sickle-shaped. |
3–10, alternate, 6–7 cm; blade oblong-ovate, ± glaucous. |
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. |
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 | acutely angled. |
angled. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Fritillaria purdyi |
Fritillaria striata |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jun. | Flowering Mar–May. |
Habitat | Dry ridges, generally on serpentine | Adobe soil |
Elevation | 400–2100 m (1300–6900 ft) | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA |
Discussion | 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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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 171. | FNA vol. 26, p. 171. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Fritillaria | Liliaceae > Fritillaria |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Eastwood: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 75, plate 6. (1902) | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. (1931) |
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