Fritillaria L.

Fritillary (en), Fritillaire (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, bulbose; bulbs with 1–several large fleshy scales and 0–many small scales (often called rice-grain bulblets). Stem 1, erect, simple, absent in nonflowering individuals. Leaves alternate or whorled proximally in some species, sessile; blade linear to ± ovate; nonflowering individuals with single elliptical, ovate, or obovate “bulb-leaf.” Inflorescences loosely racemose, bracteate; bracts leaflike. Flowers 1–many, usually nodding, 3-merous; perianth hypogynous, campanulate or cupulate; tepals 6, in 2 similar whorls, distinct, nectaries present on all tepals, but better developed on inner ones; stamens 6, included; anthers adnate to filaments near middle; ovary superior, ± sessile; style unbranched or 3-branched. Fruits capsular, 3-locular, 6-angled or-winged, thin-walled, ± rounded, dehiscence loculicidal. Seeds many, in 2 rows per locule, yellowish to brownish, flat. x = 12, 13, often with chromosome fragments.
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Herbs perennial, bulbiferous. Bulbs with (1 or)2 or 3(or more) fleshy, farinaceous scales, often covered with a translucent tunic, sometimes also with numerous small bulbels. Stem erect, simple, leafy. Basal leaves petiolate; cauline leaves sessile, spirally alternate, opposite, or whorled; leaf blade oblong to lanceolate. Inflorescence 1-to several flowered, racemose or umbellate; bracts (floral leaves) usually present. Flowers bisexual, usually nodding, campanulate to saucer-shaped. Tepals 6, free, often tessellated with dark and light colors, with a nectary near base adaxially. Stamens 6, inserted at base of tepals; anthers basifixed, rarely dorsifixed. Style 3-lobed or subentire, caducous; stigmas linear or very short. Fruit a capsule, erect, 3-loculed, 6-angled, winged or wingless, loculicidal. Seeds arranged in 2 rows in each valve, flat.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Germination duration (days) 330 - 540
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - -18
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Images

Fritillaria unspecified picture

Distribution

Fritillaria world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30008840-2
WFO ID wfo-4000015067
COL ID 8VRZ5
BDTFX ID 85331
INPN ID 192630
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Eucrinum Monocodon Fritillaria

Lower taxons

Fritillaria agrestis Fritillaria alburyana Fritillaria alfredae Fritillaria amabilis Fritillaria amana Fritillaria anhuiensis Fritillaria ayakoana Fritillaria baskilensis Fritillaria biflora Fritillaria bithynica Fritillaria brandegeei Fritillaria bucharica Fritillaria camschatcensis Fritillaria crassicaulis Fritillaria crassifolia Fritillaria dagana Fritillaria eastwoodiae Fritillaria ebeiensis Fritillaria epirotica Fritillaria falcata Fritillaria ferganensis Fritillaria forbesii Fritillaria frankiorum Fritillaria gentneri Fritillaria glauca Fritillaria liliacea Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria minuta Fritillaria obliqua Fritillaria ojaiensis Fritillaria olivieri Fritillaria orientalis Fritillaria pallidiflora Fritillaria persica Fritillaria pinetorum Fritillaria purdyi Fritillaria raddeana Fritillaria regelii Fritillaria reuteri Fritillaria ruthenica Fritillaria sichuanica Fritillaria skorpili Fritillaria spetsiotica Fritillaria stenanthera Fritillaria straussii Fritillaria striata Fritillaria stribrnyi Fritillaria thunbergii Fritillaria tortifolia Fritillaria tubiformis Fritillaria unibracteata Fritillaria uva-vulpis Fritillaria verticillata Fritillaria whittallii Fritillaria milasensis Fritillaria serpenticola Fritillaria tokushimensis Fritillaria sonnikovae Fritillaria ariana Fritillaria assyriaca Fritillaria atrolineata Fritillaria aurea Fritillaria byfieldii Fritillaria carica Fritillaria caucasica Fritillaria cirrhosa Fritillaria collina Fritillaria dajinensis Fritillaria davidii Fritillaria davisii Fritillaria delavayi Fritillaria drenovskii Fritillaria dzhabavae Fritillaria eduardii Fritillaria ehrhartii Fritillaria elwesii Fritillaria fleischeriana Fritillaria fusca Fritillaria gibbosa Fritillaria graeca Fritillaria grandiflora Fritillaria hermonis Fritillaria japonica Fritillaria kaiensis Fritillaria karelinii Fritillaria kittaniae Fritillaria koidzumiana Fritillaria kotschyana Fritillaria kurdica Fritillaria lagodechiana Fritillaria latakiensis Fritillaria latifolia Fritillaria legionensis Fritillaria macedonica Fritillaria macrocarpa Fritillaria maximowiczii Fritillaria michailovskyi Fritillaria micrantha Fritillaria minima Fritillaria muraiana Fritillaria mutabilis Fritillaria olgae Fritillaria oranensis Fritillaria pinardii Fritillaria pluriflora Fritillaria pontica Fritillaria przewalskii Fritillaria sewerzowi Fritillaria sibthorpiana Fritillaria taipaiensis Fritillaria viridia Fritillaria viridiflora Fritillaria walujewii Fritillaria yuminensis Fritillaria yuzhongensis Fritillaria mughlae Fritillaria avromanica Fritillaria melananthera Fritillaria kiusiana Fritillaria enginiana Fritillaria wendelboi Fritillaria hakkarensis Fritillaria asumaniae Fritillaria meleagroides Fritillaria monantha Fritillaria acmopetala Fritillaria conica Fritillaria euboeica Fritillaria chitralensis Fritillaria chlorantha Fritillaria chlororhabdota Fritillaria rhodia Fritillaria rhodocanakis Fritillaria shikokiana Fritillaria sinica Fritillaria sororum Fritillaria usuriensis Fritillaria montana Fritillaria atropurpurea Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria affinis Fritillaria recurva Fritillaria pudica Fritillaria lusitanica Fritillaria gussichiae Fritillaria messanensis Fritillaria involucrata Fritillaria pyrenaica