Fritillaria biflora Lindl.

Bulb scales: large 2–8; small 0–4. Stem 1–4.5 dm. Leaves 3–7, alternate, often ± crowded just above ground level, 5–19 cm; blade linear or oblong to narrowly ovate. Flowers nodding, odorless or sometimes with unpleasant odor; tepals dark brown to greenish purple or yellowish green, narrowly ovoid, 1.8–4 cm, apex not recurved; nectaries prominent, purplish to greenish, narrowly linear, forming narrow band 2/3 to equaling tepal length; style obviously branched for 1/2–2/3 its length, branches longer than 1.5 mm. Capsules angled.

It is a temperate plant.

The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. They are also used for soup or dried and used for flour.