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Purdy's fritillary

striped abobe lily, striped Adobe-lily, striped Adobe-lily striped Adobe-lily

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

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
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CA; OR
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CA
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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.)

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 171. FNA vol. 26, p. 171.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Fritillaria 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
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. purdyi, F. recurva, F. viridea
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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