Fritillaria striata
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Fritillaria striata is an uncommon species of fritillary known by the common name striped adobe lily. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the southern Sierra Nevada of Kern and Tulare Counties. It grows in adobe clay soils. The plant produces an erect stem 25 to 40 centimeters tall and bearing pairs of long oval-shaped leaves 6 to 7 centimeters long. The nodding flower is a bell-shaped, fragrant bloom with six light pink tepals each striped with darker pink. The tips roll back. In the darker center of the flower is a greenish-yellow nectary surrounded by yellow anthers. The main threat to the plant is cattle grazing.
