Biology:Fritillaria brandegeei
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Fritillaria |
| Species: | F. brandegeei
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| Binomial name | |
| Fritillaria brandegeei Eastw.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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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
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144329.
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America v 26 p 168, Fritillaria brandegeei
- ↑ Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- ↑ Eastwood, Alice. 1903. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 30(9): 484. Fritillaria brandegeei
- ↑ Anstruther Davidson. 1928. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 27: 79, Fritillaria hutchinsonii
Wikidata ☰ Q15539815 entry
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