Fritillaria monantha is a Chinese plant species in the lily family Liliaceae. It is found only in China, in the Provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.[1][2]

Fritillaria monantha
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. monantha
Binomial name
Fritillaria monantha
Migo
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Fritillaria hupehensis P.K.Hsiao & K.C.Hsia
  • Fritillaria huangshanensis Y.K.Yang & C.J.Wu
  • Fritillaria lichuanensis P.Li & C.P.Yang
  • Fritillaria ningguoensis S.C.Chen & S.F.Yin
  • Fritillaria puqiensis G.D.Yu & G.Y.Chen
  • Fritillaria wanjiangensis Y.K.Yang, J.Z.Shao & Y.H.Zhang
  • Fritillaria qimenensis D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao
  • Fritillaria guizhouensis Y.K.Yang, S.Z.He & J.K.Wu

This herbaceous perennial produces bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. The stem grows to 100 cm (39 in) tall. The pendent, nodding flowers are usually yellowish to pale purple, with purple spots.[3]

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