Fritillary

This article is about the botanical meaning. For the zoological meaning, see brush-footed butterfly.
Fritillary
Snake's Head Fritillaria (Fritillaria meleagris)
Snake's Head Fritillaria (Fritillaria meleagris)
Scientific classification
<tr valign=top><td>Kingdom:</td><td>Plantae
</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Division:</td><td>Magnoliophyta
</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Class:</td><td>Liliopsida
</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Order:</td><td>Liliales
</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Family:</td><td>Liliaceae
</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Genus:</td><td>Fritillaria
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Species
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Fritillaria is a genus of bulbous plants of the north temperate regions. They often have nodding, bell- or cup-shaped flowers, and the majority are spring flowering. The name refers to the checkered pattern, frequently of chocolate-brown and greenish yellow, that is common to many species.

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Taxonomy

Some of the Fritillaria species are :

  • Fritillaria acmopetala : Lebanese or Cyprian Missionbells: northwest Turkey, Cyprus and coast of Lebanon.
  • Fritillaria affinis - Checker Lily
  • Fritillaria agrestis Greene
  • Fritillaria armena Boiss.
  • Fritillaria atropurpurea Nutt.
  • Fritillaria biflora : Chocolate Lily
  • Fritillaria brandegei Eastw.
  • Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawl. : Kamchatka Fritillary
  • Fritillaria dagana Turcz. ex Trautv.
  • Fritillaria dzhabavae A.P.Khokhr.
  • Fritillaria eastwoodiae Macfarlane
  • Fritillaria eduardii Regel
  • Fritillaria falcata (Jepson) D.E. Beetle
  • Fritillaria gentneri Gilkey
  • Fritillaria glauca Greene
  • Fritillaria grandiflora Grossh.
  • Fritillaria grayana Reichenb. f. & Baker
  • Fritillaria imperialis L. : Crown Imperial
  • Fritillaria kotschyana Herb.
  • Fritillaria kurdica Boiss. & Noë
  • Fritillaria lanceolata : Mission Bells, Checker Lily
  • Fritillaria latifolia Willd.
  • Fritillaria liliacea Lindl. : Fragrant Fritillary
  • Fritillaria lutea Mill.
  • Fritillaria maximowiczii Freyn
  • Fritillaria meleagris L. : Snake's Head Fritillary
  • Fritillaria meleagroides Patrin ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Fritillaria messanensis (?)
    Fritillaria messanensis
    Fritillaria messanensis
  • Fritillaria micrantha Heller
  • Fritillaria montana Hoppe
  • Fritillaria ojaiensis A. Davids.
  • Fritillaria olgae Vved.
  • Fritillaria ophioglossifolia Freyn & Sint.
  • Fritillaria pallidiflora Schrenk
  • Fritillaria pinetorum A. Davids.
  • Fritillaria pluriflora Torr. ex Benth. : Adobe Lily
  • Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. : Yellow Bell
  • Fritillaria purdyi Eastw.
  • Fritillaria raddeana Regel
  • Fritillaria recurva Benth. : Scarlet Fritillary
  • Fritillaria regelii Losinsk.
  • Fritillaria ruthenica Wikstr.
  • Fritillaria striata Eastw.
  • Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim.
  • Fritillaria verticillata Willd.
  • Fritillaria viridea Kellogg
  • Fritillaria walujenii Regel
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