Fritillaria pyrenaica
Pyrenean fritillary | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. pyrenaica
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Binomial name | |
Fritillaria pyrenaica | |
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Fritillaria pyrenaica is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to the Pyrenees in Spain and France.[2] Common names include Pyrenean fritillary[3] and Pyrenean snake's-head.[4] It is a bulbous perennial growing to 45 cm (18 in). The pendent, bell-shaped flowers are borne in spring. They have recurved tepals[5] which are purple tinged with brown and yellow.[2] Like other species in this genus, notably F. meleagris, they are strongly chequered.[5]
Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are currently recognized:[1][6]
Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri (Costa) Vigo & Valdés[7]
Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. pyrenaica
Cultivation
[edit]In cultivation in the UK Fritillaria pyrenaica has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][8] It grows in any open place, such as a flower border or meadow, in full sun. Like all the Liliaceae, it is subject to predation by the scarlet lily beetle and its larvae.[3]
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Arising
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Flower buds
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Flower (outer side)
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Flower (inner side)
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Mature seed capsules
References
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- ^ a b The Plant List
- ^ a b Cheers, G. and H. F. Ullmann. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and how to Cultivate Them. Könemann im Tandem. 2004. p. 384. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
- ^ a b c Fritillaria pyrenaica. Royal Horticultural Society.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri
- ^ Vigo Bonada, Josep & Valdés, Benito. 2004. Willdenowia 34: 64.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 27 February 2018.