Fritillaria falcata is a species of fritillary known by the common name talus fritillary. It is endemic to California, USA, known only from 5 counties south and east of San Francisco Bay (Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus, Alameda and Santa Clara).[3] It grows in the Coast Ranges at elevations of 300–1200 m, mostly on serpentine talus. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Fritillaria atropurpurea.[4][5]
| Talus fritillary | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Fritillaria |
| Species: | F. falcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Fritillaria falcata | |
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Fritillaria atropurpurea var. falcata Jeps. | |
Description
editFritillaria falcata grows a short stem about 10 to 20 centimeters tall surrounded by two to six flat, sickle-shaped leaves up to about 8 centimeters in length. The erect, star-shaped flower has six tepals one to two centimeters long which are greenish outside and yellow mottled with purple-brown inside.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ a b Flora of North America
- ^ a b Jepson, Willis Linn. 1922. Flora of California 1(6): 309, as Fritillaria atropurpurea var. falcata
- ^ Beetle, Dorothy Erna. 1944. Madroño 7(5): 148, Fritillaria falcata
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment - Fritillaria falcata
- USDA Plants Profile; Fritillaria falcata
- Fritillaria falcata - Photo gallery
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