Fritillaria meleagroides

Fritillaria meleagroides is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Xinjiang, Russia (Altay Krai, Western Siberia Krai, European Russia, North Caucasus), Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Bulgaria.[1]

Fritillaria meleagroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. meleagroides
Binomial name
Fritillaria meleagroides
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Fritillaria longifolia Steven ex Ledeb. 1852, illegitimate homonym not Hill 1768
  • Fritillaria meleagroides var. flavovirens X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng
  • Fritillaria meleagroides var. plena X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng
  • Fritillaria meleagroides var. rhodantha X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng

Fritillaria meleagroides is a bulb-producing perennial up to 40 cm tall. The leaves are linear, alternate, up to 15 cm long. The flowers are nodding (hanging), bell-shaped, dark purple or brownish-purple.[2][3]

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