Fritillaria pluriflora

Fritillaria pluriflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species: F. pluriflora
Binomial name
Fritillaria pluriflora
Torr. ex Benth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Liliorhiza piattiana Kellogg ex Curran

Fritillaria pluriflora is a rare California species of fritillary known by the common name adobe lily.[2][3][4]

This wildflower is mainly limited to northern California. It grows in the adobe clay soils of the Coast Ranges and low hills in the Central Valley from Tehama and Mendocino Counties south to Solano County. Calflora lists a collection from Sacramento County, but this is from a suburban area near the City of Sacramento and probably a cultivated specimen.[3]

Description

Fritillaria pluriflora produces an erect stem reaching heights between ten and fifty centimeters. It has up to ten thick, long, oval-shaped leaves with wavy margins, most of which are clustered at ground level. The nodding flower has bright pink tepals each one to four centimeters long. At the center of the flower is a pinkish to yellowish nectary and bright yellow anthers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Fritillaria pluriflora
  3. 1 2 Calflora taxon report, Fritillaria pluriflora Benth., adobe lily
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Fritillaria pluriflora Torr. ex Benth.

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