| Fritillaria recurva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Fritillaria |
| Species: | F. recurva |
| Binomial name | |
| Fritillaria recurva Benth. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Fritillaria coccinea |
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Fritillaria recurva, the Scarlet Fritillary, is a herb in the Liliaceae family.
Fritillaria recurva is native to southwest Oregon from Douglas County south into California where it grows in the Klamath Mountains, Northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada. It grows in dry, open woodlands and chaparral from 300 to 2200 meters, and it blooms in spring from February to July.
The Fritillaria recurva leaves are arranged in whorls and are linear to narrowly lanceolate. In southwest Oregon it is similar to the rare Fritillaria gentneri. The latter can be distinguished from F. recurva by its branching style and longer nectary glands. Additionally, it blooms about two weeks after Scarlet Fritillary and has a different reddish color.
Throughout its range it is distinguishable from other Fritillaria species by its scarlet red color, checkered with yellow on the inside, and recurved tepals.