Fritillaria micrantha
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| Fritillaria micrantha A.Heller |
Fritillaria micrantha is a species of fritillary known by the common names brown fritillary and brown bells. This wildflower is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it is a common resident of dry mountain slopes. It grows an erect stem reaching heights between one half and one meter. The long, straight, very narrow leaves grow in whorls about the lower stem and in pairs near the top. The stem has one or more nodding flowers at each node. The flower has six narrow tepals are each one or two centimeters long. They are variable in appearance but are usually purplish to greenish-yellow and often mottled or edged with color. The fruit capsule is winged.
