Fritillaria camschatcensis

(Linnaeus) Ker Gawler

Bot. Mag. 30: under plate 1216. 1809.

Basionym: Lilium camschatcense Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 303. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 168. Mentioned on page 165, 166.

Bulb scales: large 6–15; small 30–190. Stem 2–6 dm. Leaves in 1–3 whorls of 5–9 leaves per node proximally, alternate distally, 4–10 cm, usually shorter than inflorescence; blade narrowly to broadly lanceolate; distal leaves usually ± equaling proximalmost leaf. Flowers spreading to nodding, odor unpleasant; tepals dark greenish brown to brownish purple, sometimes streaked or spotted with yellow, oblongelliptic to elliptic-obovate, 2–3 cm, apex not recurved; nectaries obscure, same color as tepals, linear, ± equaling tepal length; style obviously branched for 2/3 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm. Capsules cylindric-ovoid. 2n = 24, 36.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Moist areas from near tideflats to mountain meadows
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

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B.C., Alaska, Oreg., Wash., Asia (Japan), Asia (Russia)

Discussion

Coastal Native Americans used bulbs of this species for food. Often the bulbs were dried and later added to other foods, especially soups and fish dishes.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
not recurved +
Bryan Ness +
(Linnaeus) Ker Gawler +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Lilium camschatcense +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
lanceolate +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
obovate +  and ovate +
tunicate +  and scaly +
small +  and large +
cylindric-ovoid +
B.C. +, Alaska +, Oreg. +, Wash. +, Asia (Japan) +  and Asia (Russia) +
0–1000 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
unpleasant +
spreading +  and nodding +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
thin-walled +, winged +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
rounded +  and 6-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Moist areas from near tideflats to mountain meadows +
persistent +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
many;several +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
cupulate;campanulate +
Flowering May–Jul. +
small +  and large +
wind-distributed +
yellowish +  and brownish +
adnate +  and free +
1 +  and several +
3-branched +  and unbranched +
3 +  and 1 +
Fritillaria camschatcensis +
Fritillaria +
species +
spotted with yellow;streaked;brown;brownish purple +
distinct +
oblongelliptic +  and elliptic-obovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
1 +  and 3 +