Fritillaria micrantha A.Heller

Brown fritillary (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Fritillaria

Characteristics

Bulb scales: large 1–4; small 12–60. Stem 4–9 dm. Leaves in 1–3 whorls of 4–6 leaves per node proximally, alternate distally, 4.5–15 cm, usually shorter than inflorescence; blade linear to narrowly lanceolate; distal leaves usually ± equaling proximalmost leaf. Flowers nodding; tepals purplish to greenish white, sometimes faintly mottled, 1–2 cm, apex not recurved; nectaries greenish white, dotted purple, narrowly lanceolate, more than 1/3 but less than 1/2 tepal length; style obviously branched for 1/3–2/3 its length, branches strongly recurved, longer than 1.5 mm. Capsules broadly winged. 2n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.9
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 330 - 540
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - -18
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Distribution

Fritillaria micrantha world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298083-2
WFO ID wfo-0000767956
COL ID 6JQ8Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Fritillaria parviflora Fritillaria micrantha