Fritillaria brandegeei

Fritillaria brandegeei

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
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. brandegeei
Binomial name
Fritillaria brandegeei
Synonyms[2]

Fritillaria hutchinsonii Davidson

Fritillaria brandegeei, the Greenhorn fritillary, is a plant species endemic to California, USA.

Description

Fritillaria brandegeei is a bulb-forming perennial up to 100 cm tall. Leaves are in 1-2 whorls of 4-8 leaves per node. Flowers are nodding, pinkish purple.[3][4]

Distribution

It is known from only the Greenhorn Mountains, a subrange of the southern Sierra Nevada, within Kern and Tulare counties. It grows in open areas of yellow pine forest habitats, at elevations of 1,500–2,100 metres (4,900–6,900 ft).[3][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ The Plant List
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America v 26 p 168, Fritillaria brandegeei
  4. ^ Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
  5. ^ Eastwood, Alice. 1903. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 30(9): 484. Fritillaria brandegeei
  6. ^ Anstruther Davidson. 1928. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 27: 79, Fritillaria hutchinsonii