Fritillaria pluriflora
Pl. Hartw., 338. 1857.
Common names: Adobe-lily
EndemicConservation concern
Bulb scales: large 1–12; small 0–2. Stem 1.5–4.5 dm. Leaves 3–10, alternate, clustered near ground, 6–15 cm; blade elliptic to obovate-oblong. Flowers nodding, not noticeably fragrant; tepals pinkish purple, obovate, 2–3.5 cm, apex rounded to acute, not recurved; nectaries lavender, narrowly linear, 2/3 tepal length; style unbranched. Capsules obtusely angled. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat: Adobe soil of interior foothills
Elevation: 0–500 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Fritillaria pluriflora is considered rare and endangered in California and is in cultivation.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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basifixed +
adnate +
not recurved +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
dilated +
narrow +
leaflike +
absent +
1;several +
elliptical +
single +
angled +
Adobe-lily +
solid +
Calif. +
fleshy +
slender +
3-merous +
fragrant +
nodding +
1;many +
loculicidal +
bracteate +
racemose +
sessile +
alternate +
clustered +
persistent +
lavender +
sessile +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
superior +
many;several +
hypogynous +
showy +
cupulate;campanulate +
Pl. Hartw., +
1857 +
0;many +
fleshy +
wind-distributed +
many +
included +
fertile +
simple +
erect +
absent +
capitate +
distinct +
unbranched +
Fritillaria pluriflora +
Fritillaria +
species +
pinkish purple +
distinct +
absent +
obovate +
greener +
equal +
narrower +
bulbose +
perennial +
woody +